Korean J Med Mycol.  2019 Jun;24(2):58-62. 10.17966/JMI.2019.24.2.58.

A Case of Fingernail Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium proliferatum

• Hong EH
• Jang YJ
• Cho EB
• Park EJ
• Kim KJ
• Kim KH

• KMID: 2462937
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17966/JMI.2019.24.2.58

Abstract

Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection caused mainly by dermatophytes. Non-dermatophytes such as yeasts, Acremonium, Aspergillus, and Fusarium species account for only 10% of onychomycosis, and Fusarium species are relatively common amongst these pathogens. However, the main Fusarium species pathogens are Fusarium solani and Fusarium oxysporum. Fusarium proliferatum is a rare pathogen in onychomycosis, and only a few cases have been reported worldwide. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman presenting with a white- to yellow-colored patch on her left third fingernail plate, which was diagnosed by fungus culture and sequencing as onychomycosis caused by Fusarium proliferatum.

Keyword

Fusarium proliferatum; Fungus; Onychomycosis; Sequencing

MeSH Terms

Acremonium
Aged
Arthrodermataceae
Aspergillus
Female
Fungi
Fusarium*
Humans
Nails*
Onychomycosis*
Yeasts