Open AccessHoarseness Due to Penicillium Marneffei Infection-An Unusual Presentation
Author(s) -
S. Bhagyabati Devi,
Keisham Jaya Chanu,
Ksh Birendra Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of medical and dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-8952
pISSN - 2320-1118
DOI - 10.18311/ijmds/2017/18802
Subject(s) - penicillium marneffei , dimorphic fungus , penicillium , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , fungus , fungal pathogen , presentation (obstetrics) , microbiology and biotechnology , pathogen , virology , immunology , biology , coinfection , surgery , genetics , botany , yeast
Penicillium marneffei is a dimorphic fungus causing infection mainly in immunocompromised individuals, especially those with HIV infection. Penicillium marneffei is an important opportunistic pathogen of HIV infection in South East Asia including Manipur. Common clinical manifestations are fever, cough, weight loss, generalised lymphadenopathy, and papulonodular eruptions. We report an unusual case of HIV patient with Penicillium marneffei infection presenting as hoarseness.