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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;33(1):38-40.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7184.93819.

Penicillinosis in a HIV-positive individual

Parveen Dahiya  1 , Reet Kamal, Abhiney Puri, Gaurav Saini, Anupama Arora
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Case Reports

Penicillinosis in a HIV-positive individual

Parveen Dahiya et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Penicillium marneffei is a dimorphic fungus, which can cause fatal infection in HIV-infected patients. The aim of this article is to report a rare case of penicillinosis in an HIV-positive patient from a nonendemic area such as Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. The patient presented with nonhealing painful ulcer on tongue, chest pain, cough, and chronic diarrhea. Diagnosis was made possible through blood investigations and culture reports of saliva and blood samples.

Keywords: Fungal; HIV; Penicillium marneffei.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Clinical picture showing ulcer on left lateral border of tongue
Figure 2
Figure 2
Greenish black colonies of P. marneffei with red pigment on SDA
Figure 3
Figure 3
Lactophenol cotton blue preparation of P. marneffei with typical brush border appearance with the presence of conidiophores and stergimata
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