Trichosporon spp como agente causal de onicomicosis

the incidence of trichosporon spp. yeast isolates from clinical samples tested in the mycology laboratory at the institute of biomedicine over a period of 10 years (2000-2010) was evaluated. there were a total of 14 cases, representing an incidence of 0.13%; the cases showed 71% positivity on direct examination. 57% of the cases were in nails of the hand and foot. in contrast to cases reported for candida, toenails were the most affected (50%) by trichosporon spp. in this study.