title: Tinea pedis due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola beginning onycholysis.
abstract: A 33 year old woman presented with both feet, humid and white Tinea pedis at the second, third and fourth inter-toes areas associated with a beginning onycholysis of the nails lasting for 18 months. KOH mount of the samples was positive for fungal hyphae. The fungus was isolated on Sabouraud-chlorampphenicol agar and identified as Cylindrocarpon lichenicola. The patient was treated with an association of terbinafine tablet and terbinafine cream and presented clinical cure after three months.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Khadim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Diongue
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Mamadou Alpha
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal; Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine, de pharmacie et d'odontologie de l'université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 16477 Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Mame Cheikh
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Seck
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal; Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine, de pharmacie et d'odontologie de l'université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 16477 Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Mouhamadou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal; Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine, de pharmacie et d'odontologie de l'université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 16477 Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Aïda Sadikh
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Badiane
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Abdoulaye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Yaye Dié
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal; Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine, de pharmacie et d'odontologie de l'université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 16477 Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ndir
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, CHU Aristide, Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal; Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine, de pharmacie et d'odontologie de l'université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 16477 Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Daouda
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
keywords: Cylindrocarpon lichenicola; Onycholysis; Terbinafine; Tinea pedis