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Hypothyroidism‐related onycholysis with Aureobasidium pullulans colonization successfully treated with antifungal therapy
Author(s) -
Arabatzis M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2012.04347.x
Subject(s) - onycholysis , aureobasidium pullulans , itraconazole , ketoconazole , dermatology , medicine , paronychia , bifonazole , mycosis , nail (fastener) , terbinafine , penicillium marneffei , antifungal , biology , surgery , immunology , materials science , food science , fermentation , metallurgy , coinfection , virus
Summary This is a report, the first to my knowledge, of secondary nail‐apparatus involvement by Aureobasidium pullulans in a patient with onycholysis related to hypothyroidism. Complete cure of the lesions was seen after 2 weeks of itraconazole and 2 months of local bifonazole therapy. This case raises concern about the extent of involvement of this yeast in onycholysis of diverse clinical aetiologies.