Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India
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...
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| author | Karuna Tadepalli Pradeep Kumar Gupta Dinesh P. Asati Debasis Biswas |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e106277f9f384e7e8280849d8b9efbf92025-02-03T06:07:53ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/703240703240Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central IndiaKaruna Tadepalli0Pradeep Kumar Gupta1Dinesh P. Asati2Debasis Biswas3Microbiology Department, AIIMS Bhopal, IndiaMicrobiology Department, AIIMS Bhopal, IndiaDermatology Department, AIIMS Bhopal, IndiaMicrobiology Department, AIIMS Bhopal, IndiaOnychomycosis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/703240 |
| spellingShingle | Karuna Tadepalli Pradeep Kumar Gupta Dinesh P. Asati Debasis Biswas Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India |
| title_full | Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India |
| title_fullStr | Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India |
| title_short | Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India |
| title_sort | onychomycosis due to cunninghamella bertholletiae in an immunocompetent male from central india |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/703240 |
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