Penicillium marneffei infection diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction from the skin specimen.

Tsunemi, Yuichiro; Takahashi, Takenori; Tamaki, Takeshi · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a case of Penicillium marneffei infection in a patient with AIDS who had skin eruptions disseminated over the entire surface of his skin. We identified P marneffei from the skin biopsy specimen by polymerase chain reaction using a set of primers specific for this pathogen.

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