Onychomycosis by Syncephalastrum racemosum: case report from Kerala, India

Sabitha Baby; T.G. Ramya; R.K. Geetha

doi:10.4081/dr.2015.5527

Dermatology Reports (Mar 2015)

Onychomycosis by Syncephalastrum racemosum: case report from Kerala, India

Sabitha Baby,
T.G. Ramya,
R.K. Geetha

Affiliations

Sabitha Baby: Department of Microbiology, Karuna Medical College, Vilayodi
T.G. Ramya: Department of Microbiology, Karuna Medical College, Vilayodi
R.K. Geetha: Department of Microbiology, Karuna Medical College, Vilayodi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2015.5527
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1

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We report a rare case of onychomycosis caused by Syncephalastrum racemosum in a 50-year-old diabetic patient. The patient’s nail was surgically excised and thorough debridement was done. The patient was successfully treated with topical nystatin.

onychomycosis, Syncephalastrum racemosum

Published in Dermatology Reports

ISSN: 2036-7392 (Print); 2036-7406 (Online)
Publisher: PAGEPress Publications
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr

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