Case report highlights the effective use of antigen detection for diagnosing talaromycosis in immunocompromised individuals, suggesting improved clinical practices.
Talaromycosis is an invasive fungal infection endemic in Southeast Asia and has emerged as a leading cause of HIV-related death in highly endemic countries of Vietnam, Thailand and China. Travel-related cases have been increasingly reported in immunocompromised people since the 1980s. Lack of clinical suspicion and non-culture-based diagnostics prevent timely, accurate diagnosis and treatment. Here we describe a travel-related case of talaromycosis in whom the diagnosis was confirmed using Mp1p antigen detection, highlighting its clinical utility.
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