Onychomycosis due to Achaetomium strumarium.

Autor: Pote ST; National Centre for Cell Science, S P Pune University Campus, Pune, India; National Aids Research Institute, Pune, India., Khan U; Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, India., Lahiri KK; Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, India., Patole MS; National Centre for Cell Science, S P Pune University Campus, Pune, India., Thakar MR; National Aids Research Institute, Pune, India., Shah SR; Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, India. Electronic address: sunilratilal@yahoo.co.in.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal de mycologie medicale [J Mycol Med] 2018 Sep; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 510-513. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2018.07.002
Abstrakt: Onychomycosis is the most common infection of the toe-nails or finger-nails and it may be caused by a large variety of fungal species. Achaetomium species which belong to the phylum Ascomycota (Family Chaetomiaceae), are usually soil saprophytes or endophytic fungi which have been rarely reported as human or animal pathogens. Here, we report a case of onychomycosis caused by Achaetomium strumarium in a healthy person who showed involvement of all fingers of both hands with yellowish brown discoloration. The causative agent isolated was identified as Achaetomium species by morphology, colony morphometry and growth at high temperature and as A. strumarium from DNA sequence of ITS region. Onychomycosis from this case responded satisfactorily with per os (P. O.; oral) and topical application of Terbinafine.
(Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
Externí odkaz: