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In this paper we report a case of onychomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum. The patient had lesions of the fingernails of the left hand. The direct microscopical examination of the nails showed light-brown hyphae with thick-walled cells. The histopathological examination revealed thick aggregated hyphal element in the nail plate. Amongst the antimycotics tested oxiconazole with MIC values of 0.3 μg/ml−1 was found to be most effective in vitro against Chaetomium globosum.
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Naidu, J., Singh, S.M. & Pouranik, M. Onychomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum Kunze. Mycopathologia 113, 31–34 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436384
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