Fusarium spp. represent 9 to 44% of onychomycoses caused by fungi other than dermatophytes. This retrospective study describes\n17 cases of Fusarium onychomycosis diagnosed at the Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology of Le Dantec University Hospital\nin Dakar, Senegal, from 2014 to 2016. It included all patients received in the laboratory for suspicion of onychomycosis between\nJanuary 1, 2014, andDecember 31, 2016. Diagnosis was based onmycological examination including direct examination and culture.\nMycological analysis was considered positive when direct examination and culture were positive after at least one repeat. Seventeen\nFusarium onychomycosis cases representing 12.9% of all onychomycoses reported were diagnosed. There were 5 cases on the\nfingernails and 12 on the toenails in 6 males and 11 females, and the mean age was 44 years (range: 26ââ?¬â??64). Onychomycoses were\ndiagnosed in immunocompetent patients except in a diabetic patient. The mean duration of lesions was 4.9 years (range: 1ââ?¬â??15),\nand distal subungual onychomycosis was predominant. Almost all patients were from suburban areas of Dakar region. The most\nfrequent species isolated belong to Fusariumsolani complex. Because of the risk of disseminated infection in immunocompromised\npatients, realization of susceptibility tests is necessary to ensure better therapeutic management.
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