Abstract

Paecilomycesis a common saprophyte found in air and food and is also associated with many types of human infections.Pneumonia due toPaecilomycesis rare and the clinical manifestations are unspecific. So distinguishingPaecilomyces infection clinically and prompt microbiological identification will help in adminiatering empirical antifungal therapy. We describe a case of atypical pneumonia byPaecilomyces lilacinusin a patient with interstitial lung disease and cor pulmonale. The female patient had breathlessness for over two years and was admitted to hospital as it worsened. Her X-ray revealed right and left ventricular failure. Sputum was sent for fungal bacterial culture and KOH for fungal elements. The Culture onSabourouds Dextrose Agar grew purecolonies ofPaecilomyces.

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