FIRST CASE REPORT OF WHITE SUPERFICIAL ONYCHOMYCOSIS DUE TO FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM IN IRAN

Abstract

This paper presents for the first time the isolation of Fusarium oxysporum from the toenails of a man from Tehran. The fungus was demonstrated in KOH mounts and was isolated repeatedly from his nail scrapings over a 2 month period. Published reviews on onychomycosis in Iran have not revealed any cases of white superficial onychomycosis due to Fusarium oxysporum to date