Disseminated Talaromyces marneffei infection presenting as pulmonary cavitary nodules: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Talaromycosis is an invasive fungal infection with high mortality in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia. The lungs are the most commonly involved organ, and chest computed tomographic (CT) typically reveals diffuse pulmonary reticular and ground-glass changes. However, cavitary nodules are rare in HIV-positive patients, often leading to delay diagnosis.

Case presentation

A 46-year-old female with a 3-year history of untreated HIV infection was referred to our hospital due to recurrent fever lasting for 4 months. The chest CT showed a large nodular lesion with cavitary in the right lung, which was initially considered a neoplastic lesion at the referring hospital. A CT-guided percutaneou

SUBMITTER: Qin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522752 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature