title: Case report. Onychomycosis due to Microsporum canis.
abstract: 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.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Romano
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Paccagnini
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Pelliccia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D002353:Carrier State / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D020551:Pulse Therapy, Drug
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole