Successful treatment of pulmonary invasive fungal infection by Penicillium non-marneffei in lymphoblastic lymphoma: case report and literature review

Abstract

Penicillium non-marneffei species rarely cause disease in humans and are encountered most commonly in the clinical laboratory as culture contaminants; however, recently they have emerged as opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised hosts; therefore, it should not be routinely disregarded without a thorough investigation, especially if normally sterile sites are involved.