Organisms causing onychomycosis
- Dermatophytes
- common - Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interditale
- uncommon - Trichophyton erinacei,Trichophyton soudanense, Trichophyton tonsurans, Trichophyton violaceum, Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum canis
- Yeasts
- common - Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis
- uncommon - Candida glabrata, Candida guillermondii, Candida krusei, Candida tropicalis
- non-dermatophytes (moulds)
- common - Fusarium spp, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
- uncommon - Aspergillus spp, Acremonium spp, Scytalidium dimidiatum, Scytalidium hyalinum
Reference
- Youssef AB et al. Onychomycosis: Which fungal species are involved? Experience of the Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology of the Rabta Hospital of Tunis. J Mycol Med. 2018 Dec;28(4):651-654
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