title: Primary oral Penicillium marneffei infection diagnosed by PCR-based molecular identification and transmission electron microscopic observation from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues.
abstract: We report a case of primary oral Penicillium marneffei infection in a 39-year-old man without HIV infection. Although fungal culture was negative, the patient was finally confirmed to have P. marneffei infection by PCR-based molecular identification and transmission electron microscopic observation from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. The patient was cured with taking itraconazole for 3 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Ruifeng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Hanjun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yizhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yuping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ran
keywords: Leishmaniasis; Oral; Penicillium marneffei; Polymerase chain reaction; Transmission electron microscope