Two cases of Toenail Chaetomycosis from district Jammu ( India )

Chaetomium species are found worldwide in the soil and plant debris as saprophytes. They usually colonize cellulose containing plant remains but sometimes may cause opportunistic mycoses, onychomycosis and cutaneous infection in otherwise healthy human beings. In this paper, we report the first two cases of onychomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum in district Jammu (J&K, India).The direct microscopical examination of the nails showed light brown, branched and septate hyphae. The etiological significance of the fungus was confirmed by its repeated isolation at different times, to the exclusion of dermatophytes.

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