A Case of Infantile Ingrowing Nail Associated with Candidal Onychomycosis.
- Author:
SO Hee JEONG
1
;
Dong Won LEE
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Kyungja HAN
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Deramtology, Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infantile ingrowing nail;
Onychomycosis;
Candida parapsilosis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Candida;
Granulation Tissue;
Hallux;
Humans;
Infant;
Inflammation;
Lip;
Onychomycosis*
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
1997;2(1):81-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ingrowing nail is that the soft tissue of the side of the nail is penetrated by the edge of the nail plate, resulting in pain, inflammation, the formation of granulation tissue. This disease is common in adolescence and adult, but rare in infant. So far, there has not been reported ingrowing nail associated with onychomycosis mycologically confirmed. We report a case of congenital hypertrophic lip of hallux, a subtype of infantile ingrowing nail, in a 6 month-old-male, associated with onychomycosis due to Candida parapsilosis.
