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1: Mycopathologia. 1983 Feb 17;81(2):77-82.Links

[Tinea unguis caused by Nannizzia gypsea (+)]

[Article in Spanish]

We describe a case of tinea unguis in a 20 year old female student from Caracas. The peri-ungual skin of a thumb appeared altered first and, since 6 months, the lamina was being progressively invaded and destroyed. At the direct mycologic examination numerous, regular and irregular, hyaline fungal hyphae were visible. Culture was performed 9 times: several molds did grow, among which, eight times, we got numerous colonies of a strain that has been identified to Nannizzia gypsea (+). Owing to the rarity of the observation the bases for the diagnosis are discussed and the pertinent literature is reviewed.

PMID: 6222260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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