Mixed Infection of Toe Nail Caused by Trichosporon asahii and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Trichosporon asahii and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa are important fungal species causing disseminated disease in immunocompromised patients. Onychomycosis prevalence rate ranges from 2 to 30%, which were 50% of nail diseases and 30% of superficial mycosis, respectively. Although important, little is kn...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Mycopathologia (1975) 2020-04, Vol.185 (2), p.373-376 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Trichosporon asahii
and
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
are important fungal species causing disseminated disease in immunocompromised patients. Onychomycosis prevalence rate ranges from 2 to 30%, which were 50% of nail diseases and 30% of superficial mycosis, respectively. Although important, little is known about the co-habitation of
T. asahii
and
R. mucilaginosa
in the causation of onychomycosis. Here, we present the co-habitation of
T. asahii
and
R. mucilaginosa
as causative agents of onychomycosis in a healthy 41-year-old male in China. Direct microscopic examination, fungal culture and MALDI-TOF MS were employed in isolated pathogens; hence, antifungal susceptibility test was evaluated.
T. asahii
was sensitive to posaconazole, voriconazole and itraconazole, whereas
R. mucilaginosa
was sensitive to both 5-flucytosine and amphotericin B. This report highlights the co-habitation of
T. asahii
and
R. mucilaginosa
in the causation of onychomycosis and to raise the awareness of this infection among dermatologists. |
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ISSN: | 0301-486X 1573-0832 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11046-019-00406-y |