Volume 47, Issue 7 pp. 346-348

Onychomycosis due to Ulocladium botrytis

C. Romano

C. Romano

Departments of Clinical Medicine and Immunology, Dermatology Section

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E. Maritati

E. Maritati

Departments of Clinical Medicine and Immunology, Dermatology Section

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E. Paccagnini

E. Paccagnini

Evolutionary Biology, Siena University, Siena, Italy

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L. Massai

L. Massai

Departments of Clinical Medicine and Immunology, Dermatology Section

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First published: 12 August 2004
Citations: 8
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Summary

en

A case of disto-lateral onychomycosis of the third toe of the right foot of a 45-year-old man is reported. The agent of infection was Ulocladium botrytis, a mycete not hitherto reported to infect humans. The patient underwent mycological examination consisting of direct microscope observation and culture of pathological material. Diagnosis was based on the macro- and microscopic characteristics of the colonies. Fragments of the latter were also examined by scanning electron microscope. Clinical and mycological recovery was achieved after 3 months of topical therapy with ciclopiroxolamine.

Zusammenfassung

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Es wird über eine distolaterale Onychomykose am dritten Zeh des rechten Fußes bei einem 45-jährigen Mann berichtet. Erreger war Ulocladium botrytis, von dem bisher Infektionen am Menschen nicht bekannt waren. Der Patient wurde mikroskopisch und kulturell auf Pilze untersucht. Zur Identifizierund dienten makro-und mikroskopische Merkmale. Koloniematerial wurde auch raster-elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Die klinische und mykologische Heilung wurde mit dreimonatiger topischer Ciclopiroxolamintherapie erreicht.

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