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AN UNCOMMON CASE OF ONYCHOMYCOSIS DUE TO MICROSPORUM CANIS
Author(s) -
Crozier William J.,
Lavrin Leonid M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1979.tb00225.x
Subject(s) - microsporum canis , medicine , microsporum , dermatology , trichophyton , antifungal
S ummary A case of onychomycosis caused by Microsporum canis in a 75‐year‐old woman is presented. Clinically, the left great toe‐nail was thickened, friable and cracked, some subungual debris was present and a brownish discoloration was present over the nail plate. Microscopic examination of the nail revealed hyphal fragments, eroding fronds and perforating organs and M. canis was isolated on two separate occasions. A study of the literature has not revealed any previous case of M. canis onychomycosis reported in Australia.