Case report. Onychomycosis due to Microsporum canis

A case of distal subungual onychomycosis of the big toe due to Microsporum canis is reported in a 69‐year‐old male asthma patient who had been treated with systemic corticosteroids for the last 3 years. The nail infection was contracted from a cat who was a healthy carrier. The patient was treated s...

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Published in:Mycoses 2001-04, Vol.44 (3-4), p.119-120
Main Authors: Romano, C., Paccagnini, E., Pelliccia, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Animals
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Asthma - complications
Carrier State - veterinary
Cat Diseases - microbiology
Cats
Foot Dermatoses - drug therapy
Foot Dermatoses - microbiology
Hair - microbiology
Humans
Itraconazol
itraconazole
Itraconazole - therapeutic use
Male
Microsporum
Microsporum canis
Nagelinfektionen
nail infection
Onychomycosis - microbiology
Onychomycosis - veterinary
Pulse Therapy, Drug
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Summary:A case of distal subungual onychomycosis of the big toe due to Microsporum canis is reported in a 69‐year‐old male asthma patient who had been treated with systemic corticosteroids for the last 3 years. The nail infection was contracted from a cat who was a healthy carrier. The patient was treated successfully with intermittent itraconazole therapy. Zusammenfassung. Es wird ein Onychomykose‐Fall durch Microsporum canis bei einem 69‐ jährigen Patienten beschrieben, welcher seit drei 3 Jahren wegen Asthma bronchiale mit Glukokortikoiden systemisch behandelt wurde. Als klinischer Befund war eine subunguale distale Onychomykose eines Fußnagels zu beobachten. Der Pilzerreger wurde durch eine Katze übertragen, die klinisch asymptomatisch erschien. Nach einer Pulstherapie mit Itraconazol kam es zur Abheilung.
ISSN:0933-7407
1439-0507
DOI:10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00623.x