title: [Non-dermatophytic moulds: onychomycosis in four patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus].
abstract: Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are a risk group for onychomycosis, fungal infections caused mainly by dermatophytes and yeast. However, non-dermatohytic moulds are becoming common agents for nail infections in this population of patients. We report four cases of onychomycosis caused by non-dermatophytic moulds (Aspergillus niger, Scytalidium hyalinum, Scytalidium dimidiatum and Fusarium solani) in patients infected with HIV from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Onychomicosis by non-dermatophytic species in HIV-positive patients requires special attention in the clinical and the laboratory. A proper diagnosis is necessary to establish the specific and adequate treatment, preventing fungal invasion.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil. kedma_biom@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kedma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: de Magalhães Lima
authors.forename: Célia Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Machado Barbosa de Castro
authors.forename: Idalina Inês
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Fonsêca Nogueira Cambuim
authors.forename: Jeferson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carvalhaes de Oliveira
authors.forename: Marília
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sette de Melo Rego
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*