First Italian report of onychomycosis caused by Onychocola canadensis.
Onychocola canadensis is a non-dermatophytic mould that has been associated with onychomycosis particularly in temperate climates. Until now, O. canadensis has been isolated from patients in Canada (14 cases), New Zealand (three), France (nine), UK (four) and Spain (two). We describe the first Italian case of onychomycosis caused by this fungus.
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Dipartimento di Patologia e Medicina di Laboratorio, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*