Onychomycosis with greenish-black discolorations and recurrent onycholysis caused by Candida parapsilosis
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Candida parapsilosis of the nail-bed without onychomycosis.
Candida parapsilosis is an emerging fungal pathogen that was once thought to be solely a colonizing organism. C. parapsilosis is increasingly becoming reported as the most common Candida species that causes onychomycosis. Clinical findings include typically severe dystrophy of the nail fold and plate as well as thickening and fragmentation of the plate, particularly in the distal plate. We pres...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Mycology Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2211-7539
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.04.005