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Onychomycosis caused by algae without chlorophyll
Onicomicosis por alga sin clorofila
Laura Santea,
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, Milagros Cuervob, Ana de Andrés del Rosarioc, María Lecuonab
a Servicio de Microbiología y Control de la Infección, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
b Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
c Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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terbinafine causes a decrease in ergosterol&#59; in this case&#44; by inhibiting squalene epoxidase in the cell membrane&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a></p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The lack of literature and of cut-off points for the sensitivity of antifungals underline the need for further studies to investigate treatments for this type of infection&#46;</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Prototheca</span> species cause a wide range of infections in humans&#46; These infections can occur in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients&#44; although the most severe and widespread infections usually occur in immunocompromised individuals&#46; In view of their similar appearance to yeasts in routine media&#44; but with very different implications for prognosis and treatment&#44; 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