Penicillium marneffei osteomyelitis

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1990 May;72(3):500-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.72B3.2341456.

Abstract

We report a case of systemic Penicillium marneffei infection in a Chinese woman who presented with multiple osteolytic lesions and radiographic changes similar to those seen in other fungal osteomyelitides. This infection is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis and has a high mortality rate. The correct diagnosis is important since early antifungal therapy is life-saving.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoses* / diagnosis
  • Mycoses* / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / etiology*
  • Penicillium
  • Radiography
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents