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High Diversity of Fusarium Species in Onychomycosis: Clinical Presentations, Molecular Identification, and Antifungal Susceptibility.
Lu, Lai-Ying; Ou, Jie-Hao; Hui, Rosaline Chung-Yee; Chuang, Ya-Hui; Fan, Yun-Chen; Sun, Pei-Lun.
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  • Lu LY; Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333423, Taiwan.
  • Ou JH; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333323, Taiwan.
  • Hui RC; Department of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine Center, Jen-Ai Hospital, Taichung 412224, Taiwan.
  • Chuang YH; Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402202, Taiwan.
  • Fan YC; Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333423, Taiwan.
  • Sun PL; Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333423, Taiwan.
J Fungi (Basel) ; 9(5)2023 Apr 30.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37233245
Fusarium are uncommon but important pathogenic organisms; they cause non-dermatophyte mould (NDM) onychomycosis. Patients typically respond poorly to treatment owing to Fusarium's native resistance to multiple antifungal drugs. However, epidemiological data for Fusarium onychomycosis are lacking in Taiwan. We retrospectively reviewed the data of 84 patients with positive Fusarium nail sample cultures at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch between 2014 and 2020. We aimed to investigate the clinical presentations, microscopic and pathological characteristics, antifungal susceptibility, and species diversity of Fusarium in patients with Fusarium onychomycosis. We enrolled 29 patients using the six-parameter criteria for NDM onychomycosis to determine the clinical significance of Fusarium in these patients. All isolates were subjected to species identification by sequences and molecular phylogeny. A total of 47 Fusarium strains belonging to 13 species in four different Fusarium species complexes (with Fusarium keratoplasticum predominating) were isolated from 29 patients. Six types of histopathology findings were specific to Fusarium onychomycosis, which may be useful for differentiating dermatophytes from NDMs. The results of drug susceptibility testing showed high variation among species complexes, and efinaconazole, lanoconazole, and luliconazole showed excellent in vitro activity for the most part. This study's primary limitation was its single-centre retrospective design. Our study showed a high diversity of Fusarium species in diseased nails. Fusarium onychomycosis has clinical and pathological features distinct from those of dermatophyte onychomycosis. Thus, careful diagnosis and proper pathogen identification are essential in the management of NDM onychomycosis caused by Fusarium sp.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: J Fungi (Basel) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Taiwán Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: J Fungi (Basel) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Taiwán Pais de publicación: Suiza