Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study

Table 1

Clinical and demographic findings and mycological details of infection in 17 cases of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium species.

Number	Sex/age; (years)	Location	Region of origin	Attack type	Duration; (years)	Immune status	DE	Species
(1)	F/43	Big toenail	Dakar	Distal subungual	15	IC	Hyp	FSC
(2)	F/49	Fingernails	Dakar	Onycholysis	2	IC	Hyp	FSC
(3)	F/47	Toenails	Dakar	Onycholysis	1	IC	Hyp	FOC
(4)	M/36	Fingernails	Dakar	Distal subungual	7	IC	Hyp	FSC
(5)	F/56	Toenails	Dakar	Secondary to ITP	NS	IC	Hyp	FOC
(6)	F/64	Toenails	Dakar	Distal subungual	8	Diabetic	Mic	FOC
(7)	F/30	Fingernails	Dakar	Distal subungual	3	IC	Hyp	FFC
(8)	M/43	Big toenail	Dakar	Distal subungual	7	IC	Hyp	FFC
(9)	F/33	Toenails	Dakar	Secondary to ITP	1,5	IC	Hyp	FSC
(10)	M/55	Toenails	St. Louis	Secondary to ITP	2	IC	Hyp	FSC
(11)	M/36	Fingernails	Dakar	Proximal paronychia	9	IC	Hyp	FFC
(12)	F/39	Toenails	Dakar	Secondary to ITP	1,8	IC	Hyp	FSC
(13)	M/59	Toenails	Dakar	Secondary to ITP	5	IC	Hyp	FSC
(14)	F/44	Fingernails	Thiès	Distal subungual	10	IC	Hyp	FOC
(15)	M/63	Toenails	Dakar	Secondary to ITP	5	IC	Hyp	FSC +; C. albicans
(16)	F/26	Toenails	Dakar	Secondary to ITP	2	IC	Hyp	FFC +; C. albicans
(17)	F/26	Big toenail	Dakar	Distal subungual	2	IC	Hyp	FFC

ITP: interdigital tinea pedis; NS: not specified; IC: immunocompetent; DE: direct examination; Hyp: hyphae; Mic: microconidia; FSC: Fusarium solani complex; FOC: Fusarium oxysporum complex; FFC: Fusarium  fujikuroi complex.