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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2018; 46 (2)

Onychomycosis by Fusarium Sp.: a rare clinical entity. Apropos of a case

Uriarte-Mayorga DF, Gómez-González BA, Armenta-Ramos JS, Rodríguez-Castellanos MA, Mayorga-Rodríguez JA

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 142-145
PDF size: 302.27 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Onychomycosis due to Fusarium sp. It is an uncommon opportunistic mycosis, being more susceptible to patients with immune system disease. We report the case of a 35-year-old male patient with a clinical and mycological diagnosis of onychomycosis due to Fusarium Sp. It was treated with itraconazole 400 mg / day for 3 months where clinical and mycological cure was achieved. A clinical case of uncommon appearance is presented and the most important clinical-mycological aspects of this entity are considered.


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