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SUBMITTER: Ge G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6476797 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Medical mycology case reports 20190416
<i>Candida parapsilosis</i> (<i>C. parapsilosis</i>) has become a common pathogen, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we present an immunocompetent adult with greenish-black discoloration of the right first finger nail in combination with recurrent onycholysis. <i>C. parapsilosis</i> was isolated from the right first finger nail and was confirmed by morphological characteristics as well as by DNA molecular analysis. Patient was successfully treated with oral itraconazole in a regimen o ...[more]