Case of Talaromyces marneffei skin infection in an immunocompetent adult

Sasikumari, O.; Jose, Thara Ann; Anupama, S

doi:10.4103/jacm.jacm_66_16

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“…Few reports that have been described so far include primary cutaneous blastomycosis, 96,97 cutaneous coccidioidomycosis, 98,99 cutaneous sporotrichosis 100,101 and cutaneous histoplasmosis 102,103 . In addition, dimorphic fungi Penicillium and its teleomorph Talaromyces are also known to cause skin mycoses 37,67,104‐106 …”

Section: Aetiological Agents For Superficial Mycosesmentioning

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Superficial mycoses, a matter of concern: Global and Indian scenario‐an updated analysis

Sharma

Nonzom

2021

Mycoses

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Superficial mycoses are the fungal infections restricted to the outermost non-living layers of the skin and its appendages viz., hair and nails. Their prevalence rate has been reported to be 20%-25% 1 and vary with respect to occupational groups, gender, age group, etc. These infections are more common in tropical as well as subtropical countries where heat, humidity and other favourable conditions aid in their acquisition and maintenance. Although superficial mycotic infections are usually limited to the skin and mucous membranes, these infections are hardly life-threatening but they have importance because of their worldwide distribution, morbidity and transmission from one person/animal to another.Over the last decades, it has been observed that an increasing number of non-dermatophytic fungi, like, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Chaetomium, Curvularia, Fusarium, Penicillium, Scopulariopsis and Trichosporon, have also emerged as causal agents of superficial mycoses in humans, producing almost clinically similar lesions as caused by dermatophytes. 2,3 Although both dermatophytes and non-dermatophytes have been known to cause superficial mycoses all over the world, their incidence, distribution, prevalence, epidemiology, clinical manifestation and target hosts may vary from region to region. 4,5 In this review, more emphasis has been provided on information related to skin and hair infections.

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Section: Aetiological Agents For Superficial Mycosesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Superficial mycoses, a matter of concern: Global and Indian scenario‐an updated analysis

Sharma

Nonzom

2021

Mycoses

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“…Commonest symptoms in HIV+ patients in order of frequency are fever, weight loss, weakness, anemia, skin lesions, and hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy as reviewed by Ranjana et al [22] and Sethuraman et al [27], there were no respiratory symptoms in these cases. Skin lesions are typically centrally umblicated generalized papules or nodules, which may be confused with molluscum contagiosum.…”

Section: Clinical Spectrum Of Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…There are only four cases of talaromycosis marneffei in non-HIV patients from India, one a diabetic with probable early nephropathy with symptoms of chronic pneumonia, another one a post-renal transplant patient on immunosuppressive treatment both being from Sikkim [8]. The third case from Kerala [27] had a verrucose lesion on the foot with no history of trauma, tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, HIV, hepatitis B or HCV infection, and the fourth one was an immunocompetent patient with keratitis from Maharashtra [33].…”

Section: Clinical Spectrum Of Infectionsmentioning

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Epidemiology of Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis) Marneffei in India: An Update

Gugnani

Sood

2020

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Talaromycosis marneffei (Penicilliosis marneffei) caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus, Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei is emerging as an important systemic opportunistic mycosis in HIV infected patients in several countries in Southeast Asia and in northeast India. This study presents an update on epidemiological and clinical aspects of talaromycosis marneffiei in India. A thorough search of literature was done in Medline, PubMed, and Google Scholar, for accessing relevant data. Fifty-three cases of this disease have originated from the Manipur State. Several cases have been reported from Assam, a few are also known from Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Delhi and Maharashtra. Clinical manifestations of disseminated infection in AIDS patients are fever, anemia, weight loss, weakness, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, respiratory signs, and characteristic skin lesions. The bamboo rat (Cannomys badius) has been found to be a natural host of Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei in Manipur. It is noteworthy that one of the ten T. marneffei isolates from bamboo rats shared the genotype with a human isolate from that area providing evidence for common source of infection for the rats and humans and host to host transmission. Natural reservoir of T. marneffei has not been established, though it has been demonstrated that the fungus can survive in sterile soil for several weeks, but only for a few days in unsterile soil. There is need for comprehensive investigation of T. marneffei infection in humans, and for occurrence of the fungus in bamboo rats and in soils of the rat burrows in India employing conventional and molecular techniques.

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Talaromyces stipitatus, a novel agent causing superficial mycosis in a diabetic patient from North India

Sharma

Nonzom

2022

Microbes and Infection

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Case of Talaromyces marneffei skin infection in an immunocompetent adult

Cited by 4 publications

References 3 publications

Superficial mycoses, a matter of concern: Global and Indian scenario‐an updated analysis

Superficial mycoses, a matter of concern: Global and Indian scenario‐an updated analysis

Epidemiology of Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis) Marneffei in India: An Update

Talaromyces stipitatus, a novel agent causing superficial mycosis in a diabetic patient from North India

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