Onychomycosis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in the United States.
We present the first case report of onychomycosis in the United States caused by Trichosporon beigelii in a normal, healthy man. The fungus, which was demonstrated histologically in the nails, was isolated on three different occasions with multiple cultures obtained each time.
D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification