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

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.09.001

Onychomycosis caused by Arthrinium arundinis in leprosy patient: Case report

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2020 Sep 25:30:19-21. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.09.001. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Affiliations

¹ 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.
² Dermatology Service of Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Rua Professor Annes Dias - 135, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90020-090, Brazil.
³ Ambulatory of Sanitary Dermatology of Porto Alegre, Av. João Pessoa, 1327, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90040-001, Brazil.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Department of Microbiology, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, CEP: 90050-170, Brazil.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Arthrinium; Leprosy; Non-dermatophyte; Onychomycosis.

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Case Reports