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A Case of Onychomycosis Caused by Rhodotorula glutinis
Joint Authors
Uludag Altun, Hatice
Meral, Tuba
Turk Aribas, Emel
Gorpelioglu, Canan
Karabicak, Nilgun
Source
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rhodotorula spp.
have emerged as opportunistic pathogens, particularly in immunocompromised patients.
The current study reports a case of onychomycosis caused by Rhodotorula glutinis in a 74-year-old immunocompetent female.
The causative agent was identified as R.
glutinis based on the pinkish-orange color; mucoid-appearing yeast colonies on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar at 25°C; morphological evaluation in the Corn Meal-Tween 80 agar; observed oval/round budding yeast at 25°C for 72 hours; no observed pseudohyphae; positive urease activity at 25°C for 4 days; and assimilation features detected by API ID 32C kit and automated Vitek Yeast Biochemical Card 2 system.
Antifungal susceptibility test results were as follows: amphotericin B (MIC = 0.5 µg/mL), fluconazole (MIC = 128 µg/mL), itraconazole (MIC = 0.125 µg/mL), voriconazole (MIC = 1 µg/mL), posaconazole (MIC = 0.5 µg/mL), anidulafungin (MIC = 0.5 µg/mL), and caspofungin (MIC = 16 µg/mL).
Antifungal therapy was initiated with oral itraconazole at a dose of 400 mg/day; seven-day pulse therapy was planned at intervals of three weeks.
Clinical recovery was observed in the clinical evaluation of the patient before the start of the third cure.
Although R.
glutinis has rarely been reported as the causative agent of onychomycosis, it should be considered.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uludag Altun, Hatice& Meral, Tuba& Turk Aribas, Emel& Gorpelioglu, Canan& Karabicak, Nilgun. 2014. A Case of Onychomycosis Caused by Rhodotorula glutinis. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016971
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uludag Altun, Hatice…[et al.]. A Case of Onychomycosis Caused by Rhodotorula glutinis. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Uludag Altun, Hatice& Meral, Tuba& Turk Aribas, Emel& Gorpelioglu, Canan& Karabicak, Nilgun. A Case of Onychomycosis Caused by Rhodotorula glutinis. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016971
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1016971