[Onychomycosis for Curvularia lunata var. aeria: presentation of a clinical case]. / Onicomicosis por Curvularia lunata var. aeria: presentación de un caso clínico.

We here report a clinical case of a female patient presenting with a three-month history of a white onychodystrophic lesion of both hallux. The infection was due to a mold, identified as Curvularia lunata var aeria. The Curvularia gender is related to the production of phaeohyphomycosis, Curvularia lunata cause onychomycosis occasionally. The patient was treated with itraconazole 200mg/day, during six month with complete remission of the lesions. In conclusion, it is important to consider these fungi as causative agent of nail mycosis since the initial site of infection may be a pathway for systemic dissemination in inmunocompromised patients.

Onicomicosis por Curvularia lunata var. aeria: presentación de un caso clínico / [Onychomycosis for Curvularia lunata var. aeria: Presentation of a clinical case]

We here report a clinical case of a female patient presenting with a three-month history of a white onychodystrophic lesion of both hallux. The infection was due to a mold, identified as Curvularia lunata var aeria. The Curvularia gender is related to the production of phaeohyphomycosis, Curvularia lunata cause onychomycosis occasionally. The patient was treated with itraconazole 200mg/day, during six month with complete remission of the lesions. In conclusion, it is important to consider these fungi as causative agent of nail mycosis since the initial site of infection may be a pathway for systemic dissemination in inmunocompromised patients

Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente que consultó por una lesión onicodistrófica blanquecina en ambos hallux, de 3 meses de evolución. El examen micológico determinó que el agente causal de la infección era un moho, Curvularia lunata var. aeria. El género Curvularia se asocia a la producción de feohifomicosis. Curvularia lunata es una especie que ocasionalmente puede producir onicomicosis. Se administró tratamiento por pulsos con itraconazol 200mg/día durante 6 meses, con remisión completa de las lesiones. Es importante tener en cuenta a estos hongos como agentes oportunistas causales de micosis ungueales, ya que el lugar inicial de infección puede significar una vía para la diseminación sistémica en pacientes inmunodeprimidos