Table 1.

Comparison of reported cases with onychomycosis due to Chaetomium globosum.

Author	Age/sex	Geography	Duration	Site	Nail sign	inflammation	Trauma history	Treatment/outcome
Naidu et al. [10]	26/Male	India	1 yr	Index finger of left hand, thumb third and fourth	Dark brown to sooty black, eroded, dystrophic	None	None	None
Stiller et al. [11]	83/Female	India	2 yr	All 10 toenails	Thickening and brown-black discoloration	None	None	None
Hattori et al. [12]	57/Male	Japan	2 month	Lt. 2nd, Rt. 2nd fingernail &, Lt. 1st toenail	Yellow brown to white discoloration	None	None	Oral itraconazole
Aspiroz et al. [13]	23/Male	Spain	4 yr	Lt. 1st toenail	Yellow-brown discoloration	None	Yes	Oral terbinanifin 12 week Complete recovery
Latha et al. [14]	25/Male	India	4 month	All Rt. fingernails	Yellow brown discoloration	None	Yes	Oral itraconozole 100 mg for 6 mo
Kim et al. [15]	35/Male	South Korea	2 yr	Rt. 1st, 5th. Lt. 1st, 4th toenail	Brownish yellow	None	None	Oral terbinafine daily and topical amorolfine 5% nail lacquer.
This case (2016)	46/Female	China	4 yr	Lt. 1st toenail	Yellow brown to black discoloration	Periungual inflammation	Yes	Oral itraconazole+laquer

Lt: left, Rt: right.