Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review

Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review

Onychomycosis has been reported to be mainly caused by dermatophytes. Recently, more attention has been paid to yeast for its increasing morbidity, especially the candida specices. Here we reported a fingernail infection caused by Pichia guilliermondii, the sexual reproduction period of Candida guil...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mei-jie Zhang, Guan-zhao Liang, Huan Mei, Ge Song, Wei-da Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753920300117
id doaj-724482e1e80241cf9a5b2a2880a0f8c0
record_format Article
spelling doaj-724482e1e80241cf9a5b2a2880a0f8c02020-11-25T02:05:46ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392020-03-01277276Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-reviewMei-jie Zhang0Guan-zhao Liang1Huan Mei2Ge Song3Wei-da Liu4Department of Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 12th JiangWangMiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, ChinaDepartment of Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 12th JiangWangMiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, ChinaDepartment of Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 12th JiangWangMiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, ChinaDepartment of Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 12th JiangWangMiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, ChinaCorresponding author.; Department of Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 12th JiangWangMiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, ChinaOnychomycosis has been reported to be mainly caused by dermatophytes. Recently, more attention has been paid to yeast for its increasing morbidity, especially the candida specices. Here we reported a fingernail infection caused by Pichia guilliermondii, the sexual reproduction period of Candida guilliermondii. Itraconazole was used for three courses, and the patient achieved improvement without any significant side-effects. This might be the first onychomycosis case of Candida guilliermondii. Keywords: Onychomycosis, Pichia guilliermondii, Candida, Itraconazolehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753920300117
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Mei-jie Zhang
Guan-zhao Liang
Huan Mei
Ge Song
Wei-da Liu
spellingShingle Mei-jie Zhang
Guan-zhao Liang
Huan Mei
Ge Song
Wei-da Liu
Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review
Medical Mycology Case Reports
author_facet Mei-jie Zhang
Guan-zhao Liang
Huan Mei
Ge Song
Wei-da Liu
author_sort Mei-jie Zhang
title Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review
title_short Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review
title_full Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review
title_fullStr Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review
title_full_unstemmed Onychomycosis caused by Pichia guilliermondii: A case report and mini-review
title_sort onychomycosis caused by pichia guilliermondii: a case report and mini-review
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn 2211-7539
publishDate 2020-03-01
description Onychomycosis has been reported to be mainly caused by dermatophytes. Recently, more attention has been paid to yeast for its increasing morbidity, especially the candida specices. Here we reported a fingernail infection caused by Pichia guilliermondii, the sexual reproduction period of Candida guilliermondii. Itraconazole was used for three courses, and the patient achieved improvement without any significant side-effects. This might be the first onychomycosis case of Candida guilliermondii. Keywords: Onychomycosis, Pichia guilliermondii, Candida, Itraconazole
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753920300117
work_keys_str_mv AT meijiezhang onychomycosiscausedbypichiaguilliermondiiacasereportandminireview
AT guanzhaoliang onychomycosiscausedbypichiaguilliermondiiacasereportandminireview
AT huanmei onychomycosiscausedbypichiaguilliermondiiacasereportandminireview
AT gesong onychomycosiscausedbypichiaguilliermondiiacasereportandminireview
AT weidaliu onychomycosiscausedbypichiaguilliermondiiacasereportandminireview
_version_ 1724937022520426496

Similar Items