A First Case Report of Talaromyces Marneffei Infection Presenting as a Nonresolving Pneumonia in a Non-hiv Diabetic Patient From Bangladesh

Authors

  • Hasna Fahmima Haque Assistant Professor of Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • AKM Shaheen Ahmed Professor of Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Tariful Hoque Senior Medical Officer of Dermatology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Repon Chandra Saha Registrar of Emergency Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Farhana Afroz Assistant Professor of Respiratory Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Talaromyces marneffei, nonresolving pneumonia

Abstract

Talaromycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by dimorphic fungus Talaromyces marneffei. It is endemic in Southeast Asia and generally complicates immunocompromised individuals, especially those infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Here, we report an autocthonus case of talaromycosis occurring in a non-HIV-infected Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic patient who presented with non-resolving pneumonia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first talaromycosis case being reported from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh J Medicine 2022; 33: 62-64    

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Published

2022-12-29

How to Cite

A First Case Report of Talaromyces Marneffei Infection Presenting as a Nonresolving Pneumonia in a Non-hiv Diabetic Patient From Bangladesh. (2022). Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 34(1), 62-64. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v34i1.63430

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2023)

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Case Reports

How to Cite

A First Case Report of Talaromyces Marneffei Infection Presenting as a Nonresolving Pneumonia in a Non-hiv Diabetic Patient From Bangladesh. (2022). Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 34(1), 62-64. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v34i1.63430