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ONYCHOMYCOSIS FINGER AND TOE NAIL BY Cryptococcus laurentii, Trychophyton verrucosum, and Candida sp Dhelya Widasmara, Diane Tantia SariDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Brawijaya Universitydr.Saiful Anwar Regional Public Hospital, Malang, IndonesiaEmail: dhelya.widasmara@gmail.com AbstractIntroduction : Onychomycosis is included in most common nail disease and contributes to 50% of onychodystropic events. So far, there are rare cases of onychomycosis due to Cryptoccus laurentii and Trychophyton verrucosum. Case : Woman, 54 y.o, complaining of brittle nails and cracked on the soles of the feet and hands since 6 months ago. Patients have daily habits to go to rice fields without gloves and footwear, and rarely wash their hands and feet after the rice fields. Dermatologic examination of all unguium digiti manus and the right and left hand, obtained discolorization of yellow and white and some blackish, subungual hyperkeratosis, onikolisis, and onikodistrofik. In plantar dekstra et sinistra, obtained erythema plaque, multiple, irregular shape, varied size, with rough skuama, as well as multiple yellow and white hyperkeratotic plaques with fissures. A 20% KOH examination of a hand and foot nail, both of which obtained a long septae hyphae. Periodic Acid-Schiff coloration (PAS) obtained a description of spores. Fungal culture from fingernail obtained growth of Criptococcus laurentii and Trichophyton spp., culture of toenails obtained growth Trichophyton verrucosum and Candida sp. Patients were treated with itraconazole tablet dose of 2x200mg / day dose for a week every month, gentamicin ointment, and 20% urea cream, myologic improvement after 4 weeks of therapy. Discussion : The incidence of onychomycosis due to Cryptoccus laurentii and Trychophyton verrucosum is still rare. The predisposing factor of infection in these patients is due to the patient's habitual contact with the paddy fields. Keywords : onychomycosis, Cryptococcus laurentii, Trychophyton verrucosum
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General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
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