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ONYCHOMYCOSIS CAUSED BY SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS
Author(s) -
Frey D.,
Muir D. B.
Publication year - 1981
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.1440-0960.1981.tb00042.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , pathogen , medicine , nail disease , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , opportunistic pathogen , biology , immunology , bacteria , paronychia , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics , materials science , metallurgy
S ummary A case of toe nail infection due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis is described. This organism is recognized as a possible nail pathogen and it has been found as a harmless contaminant in healthy and abnormal nails. The article endeavours to provide convincing evidence of a pathogenic role for S. brevicaulis in the case described.