A Case of Fingernail Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium proliferatum
10.17966/JMI.2019.24.2.58
- Author:
Eun Hye HONG
1
;
Ye Ji JANG
;
Eun Byul CHO
;
Eun Joo PARK
;
Kwang Joong KIM
;
Kwang Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. dermakkh@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2019;24(2):58-62
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection caused mainly by dermatophytes. Non-dermatophytes such as yeasts, Acremonium, Aspergillus, and Fusarium species account for only 10% of onychomycosis, and Fusarium species are relatively common amongst these pathogens. However, the main Fusarium species pathogens are Fusarium solani and Fusarium oxysporum. Fusarium proliferatum is a rare pathogen in onychomycosis, and only a few cases have been reported worldwide. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman presenting with a white- to yellow-colored patch on her left third fingernail plate, which was diagnosed by fungus culture and sequencing as onychomycosis caused by Fusarium proliferatum.
