Tinea pedis due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola beginning onycholysis

Tinea pedis due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola beginning onycholysis

A 33 year old woman presented with both feet, humid and white Tinea pedis at the second, third and fourth inter-toes areas associated with a beginning onycholysis of the nails lasting for 18 months. KOH mount of the samples was positive for fungal hyphae. The fungus was isolated on Sabouraud-chlorampphenicol agar and identified as Cylindrocarpon lichenicola. The patient was treated with an asso...

Tinea Pedis

Peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola infection.

Foot bacterial intertrigo mimicking interdigital tinea pedis.

BACKGROUND Itchy maceration of the toe webs is common in warm and humid weather. Some cases do not respond to treatment for tinea or eczema. METHODS Patients with foot intertrigo with a poor response to antifungal or antiinflammatory treatment from 2004 to 2009 were included in this study. Their general characteristics were recorded. Bacterial and fungal cultures as well as potassium hydroxid...

Katsutaro Nisimoto: Tinea Pedis -- An Opportunistic Infection

Background: Onychomycosis is a very common and widespread disorder, however the incidence of onychomycosis in psoriatic patients is not accurately assessed. Objective: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency of fungal infections of the nails changed in the course of psoriasis and to provide an answer whether psoriatic nails are specially predisposed to fungal infections. Mate...