Scanning electron microscopy of superficial white onychomycosis

Superficial white onychomycosis is characterized by opaque, friable, whitish superficial spots on the nail plate. We examined an affected halux nail of a 20-year-old male patient with scanning electron microscopy. The mycological examination isolated Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Abundant hyphae with...

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Autores principales: de Almeida Jr., Hiram Larangeira, Boabaid, Roberta Oliveira, Timm, Vitor, Silva, Ricardo Marques e, de Castro, Luis Antonio Suita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
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Images in Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4631245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26560225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154136
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Sumario:Superficial white onychomycosis is characterized by opaque, friable, whitish superficial spots on the nail plate. We examined an affected halux nail of a 20-year-old male patient with scanning electron microscopy. The mycological examination isolated Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Abundant hyphae with the formation of arthrospores were found on the nail's surface, forming small fungal colonies. These findings showed the great capacity for dissemination of this form of onychomycosis.

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