Abstract:We report a case of a 56-year-old Brazilian woman, with relapsing lepromatous leprosy, and onychomycosis caused by a non-dermatophyte filamentous fungi. The pathogenic fungi was identified as
Arthrinium arundinis
and treated with chemical abrasion of the nail with 40% urea and application of terbinafine cream. Onychomycosis caused by
Arthrinium
species is rare, and this is the second reported case.
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