A Suggested Pathogenic Role for Trichosporon montevideense in a Case of Onychomycosis in a Japanese Monkey

作者:Alshahni Mohamed Mahdi; Makimura Koichi*; Satoh Kazuo; Ishihara Yumiko; Takatori Kosuke; Kimura Tohru; Sawada Takuo
来源:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2009, 71(7): 983-986.
DOI:10.1292/jvms.71.983

摘要

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of fingernails or toenails caused by several species of fungi and yeasts. A Japanese monkey, Macaca fuscata, displayed severe onychomycosis in his 4 limbs. Diagnosis and etiological agent identification were performed by conventional and DNA-mediated methods. The accumulated findings of this case revealed Trichosporon montevideense, which has long been considered to be a nonpathogenic yeast. Here, we present the first report of an involvement of T montevideense in an onychomycosis case.