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.