The first report of onychomycosis caused by Cryptococcus friedmannii (Naganishia friedmannii) a basidiomycetous yeast

Publication date: Available online 25 January 2017
Source:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Author(s): Masoome Ekhtiari, Shirin Farahyar, Mehraban Falahati, Elham Razmjou, Mahtab Ashrafi Khozani, Zeinab Ghasemi, Ziba Abbasi Nejat
Yeasts are common etiologic agents of onychomycosis. This study reported a case of onychomycosis due to Cryptococcus friedmannii (Naganishia friedmannii). This yeast was isolated of the right great toenail of 57-year-old man. Microscopic examination of nail scrapings showed budding cells with thin capsule. Sequence analyzes of the internal transcribed spacer regions was closely related to Cryptococcus friedmannii. The results of susceptibility testing showed the Cryptococcus friedmannii to be sensitive to fluconazole, itraconazole and amphotericin B.



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