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SCYTALIDIUM HYALINUM ISOLATED FROM THE TOE NAIL OF AN AUSTRALIAN PATIENT
Author(s) -
Maslen Mary M.,
Hogg Geoffrey G.
Publication year - 1992
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.1440-0960.1992.tb00112.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatophyte , nail (fastener) , dermatology , isolation (microbiology) , fungus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , botany , materials science , metallurgy
S ummary The isolation of Scytalidium hyalinum from the toe nail of a patient from Melbourne is reported. This is the first record of the isolation of this fungus from a clinical site in Australia. A brief history is given of the occurrence of Scytalidium hyalinum and the related fungus, Hendersonula toruloidea, in tinea pedis and tinea unguium in immigrants to the United Kingdom from tropical countries. Attention is drawn to the possible presence of these dermatophyte‐like infections in patients in Australia.