Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study
Fusarium spp. represent 9 to 44% of onychomycoses caused by fungi other than dermatophytes. This retrospective study describes 17 cases of Fusarium onychomycosis diagnosed at the Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology of Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, from 2014 to 2016. It include...
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| description | Fusarium spp. represent 9 to 44% of onychomycoses caused by fungi other than dermatophytes. This retrospective study describes 17 cases of Fusarium onychomycosis diagnosed at the Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology of Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, from 2014 to 2016. It included all patients received in the laboratory for suspicion of onychomycosis between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016. Diagnosis was based on mycological examination including direct examination and culture. Mycological analysis was considered positive when direct examination and culture were positive after at least one repeat. Seventeen Fusarium onychomycosis cases representing 12.9% of all onychomycoses reported were diagnosed. There were 5 cases on the fingernails and 12 on the toenails in 6 males and 11 females, and the mean age was 44 years (range: 26–64). Onychomycoses were diagnosed in immunocompetent patients except in a diabetic patient. The mean duration of lesions was 4.9 years (range: 1–15), and distal subungual onychomycosis was predominant. Almost all patients were from suburban areas of Dakar region. The most frequent species isolated belong to Fusarium solani complex. Because of the risk of disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients, realization of susceptibility tests is necessary to ensure better therapeutic management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9670690eea944fcb88a162b1289c92922025-02-03T06:44:49ZengWileyDermatology Research and Practice1687-61051687-61132017-01-01201710.1155/2017/12681301268130Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological StudyKhadim Diongue0Mouhamadou Ndiaye1Mame Cheikh Seck2Mamadou Alpha Diallo3Aïda Sadikh Badiane4Daouda Ndiaye5Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycology, CHU Le Dantec, BP 5005, Dakar, SenegalLaboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycology, CHU Le Dantec, BP 5005, Dakar, SenegalLaboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycology, CHU Le Dantec, BP 5005, Dakar, SenegalLaboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycology, CHU Le Dantec, BP 5005, Dakar, SenegalLaboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycology, CHU Le Dantec, BP 5005, Dakar, SenegalLaboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycology, CHU Le Dantec, BP 5005, Dakar, SenegalFusarium spp. represent 9 to 44% of onychomycoses caused by fungi other than dermatophytes. This retrospective study describes 17 cases of Fusarium onychomycosis diagnosed at the Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology of Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, from 2014 to 2016. It included all patients received in the laboratory for suspicion of onychomycosis between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016. Diagnosis was based on mycological examination including direct examination and culture. Mycological analysis was considered positive when direct examination and culture were positive after at least one repeat. Seventeen Fusarium onychomycosis cases representing 12.9% of all onychomycoses reported were diagnosed. There were 5 cases on the fingernails and 12 on the toenails in 6 males and 11 females, and the mean age was 44 years (range: 26–64). Onychomycoses were diagnosed in immunocompetent patients except in a diabetic patient. The mean duration of lesions was 4.9 years (range: 1–15), and distal subungual onychomycosis was predominant. Almost all patients were from suburban areas of Dakar region. The most frequent species isolated belong to Fusarium solani complex. Because of the risk of disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients, realization of susceptibility tests is necessary to ensure better therapeutic management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1268130 |
| spellingShingle | Khadim Diongue Mouhamadou Ndiaye Mame Cheikh Seck Mamadou Alpha Diallo Aïda Sadikh Badiane Daouda Ndiaye Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study Dermatology Research and Practice |
| title | Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study |
| title_full | Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study |
| title_fullStr | Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study |
| title_short | Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study |
| title_sort | onychomycosis caused by fusarium spp in dakar senegal epidemiological clinical and mycological study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1268130 |
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