A 30-year-old male patient from Bhopal (Central India) was presented to the dermatology department with a lesion in the nail of the left middle finger for about five years, with the history of traumatic injury and no history of antifungal therapy. He was concerned only about the cosmetic aspect such as improper growth and unhealthy look of the nail. Professionally, he was busy with mycology laboratory work for few years in the United Kingdom and nurtured his hobby of gardening with bare hands very often and then returned to India and is continuing with his work. There was no history of other symptoms except for nail dystrophy.
Systemic examination was normal. Mycological examination findings: On mycological examination, fungal elements were observed in 20% potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations as broad hyaline sparsely septate hyphae. Nail specimen was cultured on Sabouraud dextrose…
