Abstract
Psuedallescheria boydii is a common soil fungus that is increasingly reported as a human pathogen. Lung is the most common extra cutaneous site of infections .Invasive pulmonary disease is seen usually in an immunocompromised host. We are reporting an unusual first case of invasive pulmonary pseudoallescheria sis in an immunocompetent patient from Central India.Microscopy of bronchoalveolar lavage of a treated and cured patient of past pulmonary tuberculosis revealed hyphae (approx 3-5 µ) which were septate & dichotomously branched resembling aspergillus species.The organism was cultured & identified as P.boydii. . Previously recognized causative agent of disease in an immunocompromised host is now causing disease in immunocompetent host.
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