The surface of a<unk>  (formerly Penicillium)<unk>  colony. Image: James Gathany, CDC<unk> , formerly called Penicillium<unk> , was identified in 1956. The organism is endemic to southeast Asia where it is an important cause of opportunistic infections in those with HIV/AIDS-related immunodeficiency. Incidence of T.<unk>  infections has increased due to a rise in HIV infection rates in the region. When it was classified as a Penicillium, it was the only known thermally dimorphic species of that genus that caused a lethal systemic infection <unk> is), with fever and anaemia similar to disseminated cryptococcosis. This contrasted with related Penicillium species that are usually regarded as unimportant in terms of causing human disease.
Talaromyces marneffei
Aspergillus tubingensis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Madurella mycetomatis
Cryptococcus gattii
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Leptosphaeria coniothyrium
Candida parapsilosis