Table 2. Clinical features of most commonly isolated fungi causing non-dermatophytic onychomycosis in Sri Lanka*

 

Species

M/F

FN/TN

DLSO/PSO/WSO

TDO

Concomitant skin diseases

Immune compromised

 

Aspergillus sp

Penicillium sp

 

Fusarium sp

Cladosporium sp

 

6/23

2/4

 

3/5

3/1

 

18/25

2/3

 

3/5

1/3

 

24/ - / -

1/ - / -

 

5/ - / -

3 /- / -

 

2

1

 

-

-

 

5 eczema

-

 

2 eczema

1 eczema

 

3 diabetes

1 breast carcinoma on chemotherapy

 

1 diabetes

-

 

Candida albicans

 

Other candida sp

 

2/2

 

5/14

 

2/2

 

5/8

 

1/ 2 / -

 

7/ 2 / -

 

1

 

-

 

 

-

 

1 psoriasis

 

 

1 mucocutaneous candidosis

 

1 diabetes

M - Male, F - Female, FN - Finger nail, TN - Toe nail, DLSO - distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis, PSO - Proximal subungual onychomycosis, WSO - white superficial onychomycosis, TDO - total dystrophic onychomycosis.
*Totals may vary due to missing data.