A Case Report on Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Penicillium Co-Infection in a Patient Without HIV Infection

*Dr Anjaly K.C, Dr Jacob Baby ¹, Dr Praveen Valsalan ², Dr Elizabeth Sunila C.X³, Dr Mitchelle Lolly⁴, Dr Nabil Ahamed⁵ Department of Pulmonology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to the subject matter or materials discussed in this article.

* Corresponding Authors

¹Dr Jacob Baby, HOD and Lead Consultant, Department of Pulmonary Medicine

²Dr Praveen Valsalan, Consultant Pulmonologist

³Dr Elizabeth Sunila C.X, Consultant Pulmonologist

⁴ Dr Michelle Lolly, Senior Specialist, Department of Pulmonology

⁵ Dr Nabil Ahamed, Specialist, Department of pulmonology

Keywords:

Penicillium marneffei, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, immunocompromised host

* 2nd year DNB-PG registrar

ABSTRACT:

A case report of coinfection with Penicillium marneffei and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a 29-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura and received oral Prednisolone since 6 months. Patient was successfully treated with Inj Amphoptericin B and oral Itraconazole and completed concomitant anti-tuberculous therapy. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case of Penicillium marneffei and Mycobacterium tuberculosis co infection reported in