Onychomycosis and Keratomycosis Caused by Alternaria sp.
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The American Journal of Dermatopathology
- Vol. 18 (6) , 611-613
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000372-199612000-00011
Abstract
We report a case of Alternaria infection of the nail and cornea in an immunocompromised patient working in the paper-manufacturing industry. This unusual clinical presentation could represent an occupational disorder. The importance of histologic examination of the altered nails is emphasized. The proof of a real nondermatophytic onychomycosis is established only when hyphae of culture-proven molds are shown inside the nail plate.Keywords
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