Onychomycosis due to Onychocola canadensis.
Onychocola canadensis is an uncommon nondermatophyte mould which can occasionally cause onychomycosis, and rarely, tinea manuum. It typically affects elderly individuals, some of whom have been farmers, in temperate climates. We describe a patient with onychomycosis due to this organism. She failed to respond to a 12-week course of terbinafine 250 mg o.d.
O'Donoghue
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Department of Dermatology, King's College Hospital, and Department of Mycology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Kings College, London, UK. nualadonoghue@doctors.org.uk
Moore
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D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000077291:Terbinafine
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D000077291:Terbinafine