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Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India
Joint Authors
Tadepalli, Karuna
Gupta, Pradeep Kumar
Asati, Dinesh P.
Biswas, Debasis
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of nails seen frequently in immune competent and immune compromised patients due to dermatophytes, Candida spp., Fusarium spp., Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Penicillium spp., and Aspergillus spp.
We report a case of onychomycosis in a young immunocompetent male who presented onycholysis of a solitary nail without inflammation.
The etiological agent was diagnosed to be Cunninghamella bertholletiae, a fungus pertaining to the order Mucorales (subdivision Mucoromycotina) and known for some of the invasive lesions among immunocompromised patients.
This case demonstrates the association of onychomycosis with Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an immune competent individual, not reported so far.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tadepalli, Karuna& Gupta, Pradeep Kumar& Asati, Dinesh P.& Biswas, Debasis. 2015. Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058746
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tadepalli, Karuna…[et al.]. Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058746
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tadepalli, Karuna& Gupta, Pradeep Kumar& Asati, Dinesh P.& Biswas, Debasis. Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058746
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058746