Scanning electron microscopy of superficial white onychomycosis.
| Autor: | Almeida HL Jr; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil., Boabaid RO; Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil., Timm V; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil., Silva RM; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil., Castro LA; Embrapa Clima Temperado, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2015 Sep-Oct; Vol. 90 (5), pp. 753-5. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154136 |
| Abstrakt: | Superficial white onychomycosis is characterized by opaque, friable, whitish superficial spots on the nail plate. We examined an affected halux nail of a 20-year-old male patient with scanning electron microscopy. The mycological examination isolated Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Abundant hyphae with the formation of arthrospores were found on the nail's surface, forming small fungal colonies. These findings showed the great capacity for dissemination of this form of onychomycosis. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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