A case of onychogryphosis associated with onychomycosis.
- Author:
Sang Hyun CHO
;
Dong Won LEE
;
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Dae Gyoo BYUN
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Onychogryphosis;
Onychomycosis
- MeSH:
Agar;
Aged, 80 and over;
Alzheimer Disease;
Animals;
Female;
Glucose;
Horns;
Humans;
Hyphae;
Onychomycosis*;
Potassium;
Toes;
Trichophyton
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1992;30(3):398-401
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present a case of onychogryphosis of both great toe nails associated with onychomycosis of all toe nails occurring in a 90-year-old female patient. She also had senile dementia. Affected nail plates were thickened, increased in length, and curved like the horn of a ram. The nail plates were removed surgically form the nail bed. Direct microscopic examination revealed many hyphae with potassium hydroxide. Trichophyton rnbrum was isolated from the culture in Sabouraud glucose agar media. On histopathologic examination, we found many hyphae in the nail plate. We suggest an onychomycosis as one of the causes of onychogryphosis.
