A rare case of onychomycosis induced by Alternaria alternata

Abstract

Alternaria is the rarest NDM, it represents 0.08% to 2.5% of all onychomycosis and 3 to 10% of NDM; These infections have no characteristic clinical signs, but they are known by their sensitivity to itraconazole, voriconazole and posaconazole, resistance to griseofulvin, 5-flucytosine and fluconazole, and discreet sensitivity to ketoconazole (Figure 1). A rare case of onychomycosis induced by Alternaria alternata