Epidemiological and clinical features of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium spp. in a reference center from Bogotá, Colombia, 2001-2010

Authors

  • Camilo Andrés Morales
  • Andrea Solórzano
  • Aída Paola Rojas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.264

Keywords:

Onychomycosis, molds, Fusarium, epidemiology

Abstract

Introduction:Fusarium spp. is one of the etiological agents of onychomycosis by non dermatophytic molds most frequently isolated worldwide. However, the available information on the subject is limited and sometimes contradictory, probably due to the small number of reported cases. The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical features of a group of patients with confirmed onychomycosis due to Fusarium spp. in a referral center from Bogotá, Colombia.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study type was conducted on patients with confirmed diagnosis of onychomycosis by Fusarium spp. who consulted between January 1st, 2001, and December 31st, 2010, to describe its epidemiological and clinical features.
Results: We confirmed 95 cases of onychomycosis by Fusarium spp. in 72 women (76 %) and 23 men (24 %), with an average age of 40 years. Eight (8.4 %) had vascular insufficiency, six (6.3 %) hypothyroidism, and two (2.1 %) diabetes. The most frequent clinical presentations were distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis in 71 patients (74.7 %) and total dystrophic onychomycosis in 10 patients (10.5 %). One case of mixed infection with Neoscytalidium dimidiatum was observed.
Conclusion: The most common clinical presentation of onychomycosis by Fusarium spp. is the distal and lateral subungual, with leukonychia or yellow decoloration, which may be indistinguishable from onychomycosis caused by dermatophyte or other molds. No relationship was found with risk factors that may predispose to infection.

Author Biographies

Camilo Andrés Morales

Médico dermatólogo, Oficina de Docencia e Investigación, Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta, E.S.E., Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; instructor, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia

Andrea Solórzano

Médica, residente de tercer año de Dermatología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia; Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta, E.S.E., Bogotá, D.C., Colombia

Aída Paola Rojas

Médica epidemióloga, Oficina de Docencia e Investigación, Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta, E.S.E., Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; instructora, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia

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Morales CA, Solórzano A, Rojas AP. Epidemiological and clinical features of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium spp. in a reference center from Bogotá, Colombia, 2001-2010. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Jun. 30];21(1):21-8. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/264

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Morales CA, Solórzano A, Rojas AP. Epidemiological and clinical features of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium spp. in a reference center from Bogotá, Colombia, 2001-2010. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Jun. 30];21(1):21-8. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/264

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