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. 1998 Jun;138(6):1082-4.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02286.x.

Human onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum transmitted from a racehorse

S Huovinen  1 , E Tunnela, P Huovinen, A F Kuijpers, R Suhonen
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Human onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum transmitted from a racehorse

S Huovinen et al. Br J Dermatol. 1998 Jun.

Abstract

We report fingernail onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum in a farmer who breeds racehorses. In addition to the thumbnail, T. equinum had infected one of the racehorses. Oral terbinafine cured the infection in the farmer.

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