The Spectrum of Non-dermatophyte Onychomycosis With Special Reference to Syncephalastrum as an Emerging Pathogen.

Clinical and epidemiological research has shown that non-dermatophyte molds and yeasts account for 20-30% of onychomycosis cases. Hence, in the present study, a retrospective evaluation of suspected cases of onychomycosis over one year and one month, from January 2022 to January 2023, was conducted. Out of 44 cases, non-dermatophyte fungi were isolated in eight (18%) nail specimens on culture. We detected four isolates of Aspergillus spp. (including two isolates each of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger), two isolates of Candida spp.,oneisolate of  Fusarium spp., and one isolate of Syncephalastrum spp. by culture. We also briefly described the Syncephalastrum-related review of literature, as this case is one of the rarest in India, although a few cases have been reported worldwide.