Proximal onychomycosis due to Malassezia furfur: a case report

Background: The etiologic role of Malassezia furfur in onychomycosis, because of its controversial keratinolytic ability, has not been proven. The most reported cases are distal subungual onychomycosis (DSO). In our knowledge no cases of proximal onychomycosis (PO) has been reported. For the first t...

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Main Authors: Zareei M, Zibafar E, Daie Ghazvini R, Geramishoar M, Borjian Borujeni Z, Hossein Pour L, Hashemi SJ
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-50&slc_lang=en&sid=1