Nikitha Settipally, Kondraganti Neha, Kandi Venkataramana
Microbiology/Internal Medicine, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
Internal Medicine, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Sep 29;14(9):e29765. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29765. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Onychomycosis (OM) is a common disease of nails. It is a major public health issue worldwide due to its increasing prevalence. Moreover, OM is associated with substantial consequences including physical and psychological outcomes. Dermatophytes are a group of keratinophilic fungi that account for more than half of OM incidences. However, yeasts and non-dermatophyte molds represent about one-third of OM infections that have recently shown an increasing trend. The knowledge of OM appears to be low among people, especially those who live in rural areas. Therefore, most cases remain undiagnosed, which in turn leads to the spread of fungus within the individual and to other susceptible people. We report a case of total dystrophic onychomycosis involving all the fingernails and toenails in an 87-year-old female patient caused by non-dermatophyte molds.
甲癣（OM）是一种常见的指甲疾病。由于其患病率不断上升，它已成为全球主要的公共卫生问题。此外，甲癣会带来包括生理和心理方面的严重后果。皮肤癣菌是一类嗜角质真菌，占甲癣发病率的一半以上。然而，酵母菌和非皮肤癣菌性霉菌约占甲癣感染的三分之一，且最近呈上升趋势。人们对甲癣的了解似乎较少，尤其是生活在农村地区的人。因此，大多数病例仍未得到诊断，这反过来又导致真菌在个体内传播并传染给其他易感人群。我们报告一例由非皮肤癣菌性霉菌引起的87岁女性患者全甲营养不良型甲癣病例，累及所有手指甲和脚趾甲。
