Onychomycosis due to Ulocladium botrytis.
A case of disto-lateral onychomycosis of the third toe of the right foot of a 45-year-old man is reported. The agent of infection was Ulocladium botrytis, a mycete not hitherto reported to infect humans. The patient underwent mycological examination consisting of direct microscope observation and culture of pathological material. Diagnosis was based on the macro- and microscopic characteristics of the colonies. Fragments of the latter were also examined by scanning electron microscope. Clinical and mycological recovery was achieved after 3 months of topical therapy with ciclopiroxolamine.
Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunology, Dermatology Section, Siena University, Siena, Italy. mondelli@unisi.it
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Romano
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Maritati
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Paccagnini
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Massai
D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*