CUTANEOUS INFECTION BY ONYCHOCOLA CANADENSIS – CASE REPORT

• Autor(a) principal: Ramos, Leonor
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Pereira, Neide, Cardoso, José Carlos, Tomé, R.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.4.333
• topic: Onychomycosis; Onychocola canadensis; Onicomicose; Onychocola canadensis

Onychocola canadensis is a non-dermatophyte fungus that has been reported to cause onychomycosis in elderly patients. Cutaneous infection is extremely rare. Because of its slow growth and rarity, its identification is difficult, potentially giving rise to falsely negative mycologic cultures. A 65-year-old male patient presents with an exsudative circular erythematous lesion, with 3cm, on the lateral border of his right hand. The lesion was evolving for one week, with later appearance of 2 similar lesions on the 4th finger and ipsilateral forearm. A biopsy was performed and material was sent to culture. The mycologic examination revealed the growth of Onychocola canadensis. The patient was treated with oral itraconazol for 2 months, with complete resolution.