Endonyx onychomycosis due to Trichophyton soudanense: Rare case with successful treatment

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Case Report

Author Details : Sana Islahi, Anupam Das*, Abhilash Chandra, Manodeep Sen, Jaya Garg, Kirti Maurya, Jyotsna Agarwal

Volume : 8, Issue : 1, Year : 2021

Article Page : 93-95

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmr.2021.018

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Abstract

Dermatophytoses are infections of the skin, hair and nails, caused by dermatophytes, namely Trichophyton spp, Microsporum spp and Epidermophyton floccosum. Trichophyton soudanense is an anthropophilic fungus, a frequent cause of tinea capitis in Africa though some imported cases are now been reported from Europe, Brazil, Australia and USA. Untill now, 3 cases of T.soudanense causing tinea capitis, tinea unguium, tinea corporis from North India and 2 cases causing tinea corporis and tinea cruris from south India have been reported, but this is probably the first case report of onychomycosis caused by T.soudanense in India.

Keywords: Onychomycosis, Trichophyton soudanense, Epidemiology.

How to cite : Islahi S , Das A , Chandra A , Sen M , Garg J , Maurya K , Agarwal J , Endonyx onychomycosis due to Trichophyton soudanense: Rare case with successful treatment. Indian J Microbiol Res 2021;8(1):93-95

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