Onychomycosis caused by Arthrinium arundinis in leprosy patient: Case report

Rodrigo Vettorato; Daiane Heidrich; Letícia Maria Eidt; Danielle Machado Pagani; Amanda Carvalho Ribeiro; Priscila Dallé da Rosa; Gerson Vettorato; Taís Guarienti Amaro; Maria Lúcia Scroferneker

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Dec 2020)

Onychomycosis caused by Arthrinium arundinis in leprosy patient: Case report

Rodrigo Vettorato,
Daiane Heidrich,
Letícia Maria Eidt,
Danielle Machado Pagani,
Amanda Carvalho Ribeiro,
Priscila Dallé da Rosa,
Gerson Vettorato,
Taís Guarienti Amaro,
Maria Lúcia Scroferneker

Affiliations

Rodrigo Vettorato: Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, 2nd floor, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil; Dermatology Service of Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Rua Professor Annes Dias - 135, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90020-090, Brazil
Daiane Heidrich: Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, 2nd floor, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil
Letícia Maria Eidt: Ambulatory of Sanitary Dermatology of Porto Alegre, Av. João Pessoa, 1327, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90040-001, Brazil
Danielle Machado Pagani: Postgraduate Program in Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500 - 210, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90050170, Brazil
Amanda Carvalho Ribeiro: Department of Microbiology, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90050-170, Brazil
Priscila Dallé da Rosa: Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, 2nd floor, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil
Gerson Vettorato: Dermatology Service of Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Rua Professor Annes Dias - 135, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90020-090, Brazil
Taís Guarienti Amaro: Dermatology Service of Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Rua Professor Annes Dias - 135, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90020-090, Brazil
Maria Lúcia Scroferneker: Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, 2nd floor, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil; Department of Microbiology, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90050-170, Brazil; Corresponding author. Microbiology Department, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500, Room, 325, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90050-170, Brazil..

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 30
pp. 19 – 21

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We report a case of a 56-year-old Brazilian woman, with relapsing lepromatous leprosy, and onychomycosis caused by a non-dermatophyte filamentous fungi. The pathogenic fungi was identified as Arthrinium arundinis and treated with chemical abrasion of the nail with 40% urea and application of terbinafine cream. Onychomycosis caused by Arthrinium species is rare, and this is the second reported case.

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
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