Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection presenting as cavitary lung lesions in a HIV sero positive patient

Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection is an AIDS defining illness in South East Asia and typically presents as pyrexia of unknown origin with pulmonary and skin manifestations and organomegaly. Although pulmonary involvement is a common finding, cavitary lung lesions are an unusual presentation.This paper reports a 30 year old lady from Assam, diagnosed to be HIV sero positive with disseminated Penicillium marneffi infection with multiple cavitatory lesions of the lung.