Case of F usarium paronychia successfully treated with occlusive dressing of antifungal cream
We report a case of refractory F usarium paronychia in a 42‐year‐old man with B ehçet's disease receiving oral cyclosporin and corticosteroid. Symptoms resembling candidal paronychia of his little finger could not be cured by topical ketoconazole and oral terbinafine. The pathogen was identifie...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of dermatology 2014-04, Vol.41 (4), p.340-342 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We report a case of refractory
F
usarium
paronychia in a 42‐year‐old man with
B
ehçet's disease receiving oral cyclosporin and corticosteroid. Symptoms resembling candidal paronychia of his little finger could not be cured by topical ketoconazole and oral terbinafine. The pathogen was identified as
F
usarium solani
species complex by gene analysis, and was multiple drug resistant. The case eventually resolved by occlusive dressing therapy with 0.5% amorolfine cream for 3 months. |
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ISSN: | 0385-2407 1346-8138 |
DOI: | 10.1111/1346-8138.12420 |