A rare case of disseminated penicilliosis - first of its kind from North India
Penicilliosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection caused by Talaromyces marneffei, especially in the HIV-infected patients. The untreated disease is highly fatal. The infection is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northeast India. The present case is the first case of disseminated penicilliosis fro...
Main Authors: | Surekha Yadav, Richa Gupta, S Anuradha, Ayush Mohan Makkar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2019;volume=62;issue=1;spage=156;epage=158;aulast=Yadav |
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