Onychomycosis by Fusarium oxysporum probably acquired in utero

Autor: Vania O. Carvalho, Vania A. Vicente, Betina Werner, Renata R. Gomes, Gheniffer Fornari, Patricia F. Herkert, Cristina O. Rodrigues, Kerstin T. Abagge, Renata Robl, Ricardo H Camiña
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 6, Iss C, Pp 58-61 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-7539
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.09.005
Popis: Fusarium oxysporum has been described as a pathogen causing onychomycosis, its incidence has been increasing in immunocompetent and disseminated infection can occur in immunosuppressed individuals. We describe the first case of congenital onychomycosis in a child caused by Fusarium oxysporum. The infection being acquired in utero was proven by molecular methods with the identification of the fungus both in the nail and placenta, most probably as an ascending contamination/infection in a HIV-positive, immunosuppressed mother.
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