Talaromycosis (penicilliosis) is a life-threatening mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Talaromyces marneffei, which was first isolated from a bamboo rat in Vietnam in 1956. It affects primarily immunocompromised residents and travellers in southeast Asia, southern China, and northeastern India. It is a major cause of death in patients with advanced HIV infection in these areas. Infections probably occur through inhalation of T. marneffei conidia.
Category
Fungal infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Mycoses
1F2K Talaromycosis
H02393 Talaromycosis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Fungal infections (mycosis)
Infections caused by ascomycetes
H02393 Talaromycosis
Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis) Due to Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei: Insights into the Clinical Trends of a Major Fungal Disease 60 Years After the Discovery of the Pathogen.
