Talaromyces amestolkiae Infection in an AIDS Patient with Cryptococcal Meningitis.

ABSTRACT: Concurrent infections caused by multiple fungal pathogens in immunocompromised patients can pose diagnostic and treatment challenges. Here, we presented the first reported case in Taiwan of an AIDS patient who had concurrent infection with Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis and Talaromyces amestolkiae lymphadenopathy. The patient presented with an enlarged inguinal lymph node and was diagnosed with T. amestolkiae lymphadenitis. The species T. amestolkiae was identified using DNA sequencing, which had the capability of differentiating it from other Talaromyces species. The patient was discharged from the hospital following treatment with amphotericin B and subsequent administration of voriconazole. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a suspi

SUBMITTER: Wang LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10532648 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature