A Case of White Superficial Onychomycosis by Microsporum canis.
- Author:
Suk Jin CHOI
1
;
Jang Hyun SHIN
;
Soo Hong PARK
;
Eil Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
White superficial onychomycosis;
Microsporum canis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Female;
Humans;
Microsporum*;
Onychomycosis*;
Thumb
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(1):114-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present a case of white superficial onychomycosis(WSO) caused by Microsporum canis in a 15-year-old girl. She complained whitish patches and irregularly pitted surface of the right thumb nail, clinically suggesting WSO. On the mycologic studies, the nail lesion was diagnosed as WSO caused by Microsporum canis.
