Clinicopathologic study of hepatic Penicillium marneffei in Northern Thailand.

Context: Penicillium marneffei, an opportunistic fungus, is endemic in Southeast Asia, especially in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals living in northern Thailand.

Objective: We present the results of a clinicopathologic study of hepatic penicilliosis among human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients.

Design: A search of liver biopsies in one institution from 1998 to 1999 identified 30 cases of penicilliosis.