title: Onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum.
abstract: A case of onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum affecting the right thumbnail of a 13-year-old girl is described. Trichophyton equinum appears to be an extremely rare cause of nail infection.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Midgley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015047:Zoonoses