Case report. Onychomycosis due to Microsporum canis
A case of distal subungual onychomycosis of the big toe due to Microsporum canis is reported in a 69‐year‐old male asthma patient who had been treated with systemic corticosteroids for the last 3 years. The nail infection was contracted from a cat who was a healthy carrier. The patient was treated s...
Saved in:
Published in | Mycoses Vol. 44; no. 3-4; pp. 119 - 120 |
---|---|
Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford, UK
Blackwell Science, Ltd
01.04.2001
|
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
Summary: | A case of distal subungual onychomycosis of the big toe due to Microsporum canis is reported in a 69‐year‐old male asthma patient who had been treated with systemic corticosteroids for the last 3 years. The nail infection was contracted from a cat who was a healthy carrier. The patient was treated successfully with intermittent itraconazole therapy.
Zusammenfassung. Es wird ein Onychomykose‐Fall durch Microsporum canis bei einem 69‐ jährigen Patienten beschrieben, welcher seit drei 3 Jahren wegen Asthma bronchiale mit Glukokortikoiden systemisch behandelt wurde. Als klinischer Befund war eine subunguale distale Onychomykose eines Fußnagels zu beobachten. Der Pilzerreger wurde durch eine Katze übertragen, die klinisch asymptomatisch erschien. Nach einer Pulstherapie mit Itraconazol kam es zur Abheilung. |
---|---|
Bibliography: | istex:695DBB4905F31DFFCEEA4D73F3DAD6BF336975DB ark:/67375/WNG-7227H8LK-4 ArticleID:MYC623 SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 |
ISSN: | 0933-7407 1439-0507 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00623.x |