Lasiodiplodia theobromae onychomycosis among agricultural workers: A case series.

Abstract

Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a dematiaceous non-dermatophyte mold (NDM), rarely reported to cause onychomycosis. Here, we report three cases of toenail onychomycosis caused by L. theobromae in agricultural workers. Two patients presented with total dystrophic onychomycosis and one with distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis. These cases have unique importance that besides traumatized nail infection, its rarity has adversely affected the agricultural workers livelihood as L. theobromae sporulates poorly, resistant to commonly used antifungal therapy. From the literature search, we assume that this is the first case series of onychomycosis caused by L. theobromae from a tropical country like India.