Onychomycosis Caused by Kloeckera apiculata: A Case Report in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis

Carlos Daniel Sánchez-Cárdenas; Diana Carolina Vega-Sánchez; Tania Rosalia González-Suárez; José Flores-Rivera; Roberto G Arenas; Teresa Corona

doi:10.1159/000518046

Onychomycosis Caused by Kloeckera apiculata: A Case Report in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis

Skin Appendage Disord. 2022 Jan;8(1):49-52. doi: 10.1159/000518046. Epub 2021 Aug 13.

Authors

Carlos Daniel Sánchez-Cárdenas¹, Diana Carolina Vega-Sánchez¹, Tania Rosalia González-Suárez¹, José Flores-Rivera², Roberto G Arenas¹, Teresa Corona²

Affiliations

¹ Mycology Department in Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez,", Mexico City, Mexico.
² Clinical Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico City, Mexico.

Abstract

We report the first case of onychomycosis caused by Kloeckera apiculata in a woman with multiple sclerosis. Video-dermoscopic examination showed a spiked pattern and distal irregular aspect. Colonies on Sabouraud agar were white, creamy, and smooth. A microscopic examination showed blastoconidia. MALDI-TOF confirmed Kloeckera apiculata as the causal agent.

Keywords: Dermatophytome; Kloeckera apiculata; Multiple sclerosis; Onychomycosis.

Publication types

Case Reports