Abstract

Onychomycosis is caused by dermatophytes usually, but some species of non-dermatophytic molds and yeasts are also associated with invasion of nails. Fusarium (F.) verticillioides is a non-dermatophytic mold, which are common soil saprophytes. Onychomycosis due to Fusarium species almost always involves great toe nails and occurs infection easily in the presence of trauma, onychodystrophy and prior onychomycosis. We report a first case of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides in a 48-year-old man. He presented with proximal white superficial onychomycosis for 3 months. Fungal culture showed whitish cottony colonies and microscopic examination of colonies showed microconidia in a chain from monophialide. We diagnosed onychomycosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides and

treated by itraconazole 200 mg daily and 5% amorolfine nail lacquer for 3 months.

Keywords

Fusarium verticillioides Onychomycosis

KJMM 2008 March;13(1):26-30(5). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2008 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Dong Nyeok Hyun; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jong Hoon Won; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Joon Soo Park; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Hyun Chung; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jae Bok Jun; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Corresponding

Joon Soo Park, Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. Tel: (053) 650-4161, Fax: (053) 650-4891, e-mail: g9563009@cu.ac.kr

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Acknowledgements

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Dong Nyeok Hyun

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Jong Hoon Won

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Joon Soo Park

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Hyun Chung

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Jae Bok Jun

Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 22