Case Reports in Clinical Medicine

Volume 4, Issue 1 (January 2015)

ISSN Print: 2325-7075   ISSN Online: 2325-7083

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Proximal White Onychomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report (Short Report)

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DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2015.41010    4,821 Downloads   6,006 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Objective: Onychomycosis is a diagnosis of fungal organisms in the nail unit. It frequently occurs in both the immunocompetent and immunocompromised patient. A variant of onychomycosis is proxiaml onychomycosis that occurs on the most proximal aspect of the nail. Proximal onychomycosis is known to be commonly associated with immunocompromised status. Study Design: A case report of a veteran who presented a dermatology clinic with complaint of solitary nail discoloration that was recalcitrant to over-the-counter therapy including topical hydrogen peroxide and foot soaks without improvement. Results and Conclusions: This individual case report demonstrates that pedal proximal onychomycosis can be associated with non-dermatophyte organisms, identified as Fusarium species, in immunocompetent individuals. The finding of pedal proximal onychomycosis caused by a Fusarium non-dermatophytic mold has not been reported. The veteran was successfully cured of the condition with treatment via oral terbinafine for a ninety-day course while monitoring patient’s liver function test for any complications.

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Schmidt, B. and Holmes, C. (2015) Proximal White Onychomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 4, 41-44. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2015.41010.

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