Neoscytalidium dimidiatum as onychomycosis causative agent in an Iranian patient: a case report and literature review

Razavyoon, Taraneh; Hashemi, Seyed Jamal; Ansari, Saham; Mansouri, Parvin; Ghazvini, Roshanak Daie; Khodavaisy, Sadegh; Rafat, Zahra; Sarvestani, Hasti Kamali; Hosseinpour, Leila; Afshar, Parvaneh; Hashemi, F; safaie, Fatemeh

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100952

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“…Neoscytalidium dimidiatum is a commonly encountered species in Thailand and tropical countries, and it presents significant public health problems 2,4,21–24 . Distal lateral subungual onychomycosis is the most frequently reported form of dermatophyte onychomycosis and N. dimidiatum onychomycosis 3,7,12,25 .…”

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“…This study showed that 54.6% of cases with Neoscytalidium dimidiatum is a commonly encountered species in Thailand and tropical countries, and it presents significant public health problems. 2,4,[21][22][23][24] Distal lateral subungual onychomycosis is the most frequently reported form of dermatophyte onychomycosis and N. dimidiatum onychomycosis. 3,7,12,25 This study also found that distal lateral subungual was the most common subtype of N. dimidiatum onychomycosis (96%).…”

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Prognostic factors for mycological cure in patients with onychomycosis caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum: A retrospective cohort study

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The prevalence of onychomycosis caused by non-dermatophyte infections is increasing. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Neoscytalidium dimidiatum is a major causative organism of non-dermatophyte skin and nail infections worldwide, especially in South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. 4,5,[7][8][9][10][11] Neoscytalidium dimidiatum infection rates were reported as 34% in France, 22% in Tobago and 9%-12% in Nigeria. 12 In Thailand, 20% of fungal foot infections and 36% of nail infections were due to N. dimidiatum. 2 The organism is generally regarded as

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