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Review
. 2003 Sep;9(9):1155-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid0909.020654.

Paecilomyces lilacinus vaginitis in an immuno-competent patient

Jeanne Carey  1 , Ron D'Amico, Deanna A Sutton, Michael G Rinaldi
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Review

Paecilomyces lilacinus vaginitis in an immuno-competent patient

Jeanne Carey et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

Paecilomyces lilacinus, an environmental mold found in soil and vegetation, rarely causes human infection. We report the first case of P. lilacinus isolated from a vaginal culture in a patient with vaginitis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Macroscopic structure of case isolate after 2 weeks’ incubation at 25°C on potato flakes agar, prepared in house.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Divergent phialides and long, tangled chains of elliptical conidia borne from more complex fruiting structures characteristic of Paecilomyces lilacinus, 460X.
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