title: White superficial onychomycosis of the fingernail caused by Trichophyton rubrum in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: White superficial onychomycosis in immunocompetent patients is most commonly due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and almost exclusively involves the toenail. We present a unique case of an otherwise healthy patient with white superficial onychomycosis involving the fingernail caused by T. rubrum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kornbleuth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole