Case Reports
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2015.5527

Onychomycosis by Syncephalastrum racemosum: case report from Kerala, India

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Received: 24 June 2014
Accepted: 18 January 2015
Published: 30 March 2015
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onychomycosis, Syncephalastrum racemosum

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Sabitha Baby
sabithababy@yahoo.co.in
Department of Microbiology, Karuna Medical College, Vilayodi, India.
T.G. Ramya
Department of Microbiology, Karuna Medical College, Vilayodi, India.
R.K. Geetha
Department of Microbiology, Karuna Medical College, Vilayodi, India.
We report a rare case of onychomycosis caused by Syncephalastrum racemosum in a 50-year-old diabetic patient. The patient’s nail was surgically excised and thorough debridement was done. The patient was successfully treated with topical nystatin.

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Baby S, Ramya T, Geetha R. Onychomycosis by Syncephalastrum racemosum: case report from Kerala, India. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 30 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];7(1). Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/5527