Onychomycosis caused by Exophiala salmonis: first case report in Iran

Exophiala salmonis has been identified for the first time as a cause of onychomycosis in Iran. This paper presents a case of chronic onychomycosis associated with black discoloration and deformation of the fingernails in a 65 year old male. Direct KOH preparations from nail scrapings repeatedly revealed brown septate mycelia and subsequent cultures from this patient yielded E. salmonis