White superficial onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum.
A patient with T. rubrum WSO is reported. The presence of this pathogen, a rare cause of this condition, can be confirmed by examination of smears and cultures taken from scrapings of the white spots on the nail plate.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification