Onychomycosis due to Achaetomium strumarium - 17/09/18
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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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Onychomycosis, Achaetomium strumarium, Terbinafine
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Vol 28 - N° 3
P. 510-513 - septembre 2018 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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