A peculiar case of onychomycosis caused by Cladosporium halotolerans

A 49-year-old patient with changes in the nails of the hallux for 10 years was diagnosed with onychomycosis. The identity of the causative agent was confirmed as Cladosporium halotolerans from the Cladosporium sphaerospermum species complex using molecular techniques. MALDI-TOF identified the agent...

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Autores principales: Santana, Gilglécia Novaes Pereira, Neff, Catarina Glauce Martins, Petri, Valeria, Fernandes, Fernanda Aparecida Vieira, Gompertz, Olga Fischman, Bello, Marina de Moura, Monteiro, Ruan Campos, Matta, Daniel Archimedes Da, Ogawa, Marília Marufuji, de Moura, Luis Henrique Barbizan, Trindade, Mário Roberto de Sousa, Jordão, Domingos, de Camargo, Zoilo Pires
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10691314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37991090
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RC0326
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Sumario:A 49-year-old patient with changes in the nails of the hallux for 10 years was diagnosed with onychomycosis. The identity of the causative agent was confirmed as Cladosporium halotolerans from the Cladosporium sphaerospermum species complex using molecular techniques. MALDI-TOF identified the agent as C. sphaerospermum complex species. Overall, species such as onychomycosis agents should attract special attention to avoid mistakes in the identification process while considering a probable contaminant as responsible for the disease. These species deserve attention since there are rare descriptions of them as causes of onychomycosis. It is important to recognize them as causes of disease and not just as a probable contaminant.

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