title: A rare case of onychomycosis in all 10 fingers of an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Onychomycosis, traditionally referred as a non-dermatophytic infection of the nail, is now used as a general term to denote any fungal nail infection. It is an important public health problem due to its increasing incidence and has significant clinical consequences in addition to serving as a reservoir of infection. We report a case of Onychomycosis in all 10 fingers of an immunocompetent male with no co-morbid conditions caused by a non-dermatophytic fungus, Aspergillus niger. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of its kind to be reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Asima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banu
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Mridu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eswari
keywords: Aspergillus niger; onychomycosis; superficial infections