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Two cases of fungal infection of nails with participation of Cryptendoxyla hypophloia

Publication at Faculty of Science, First Faculty of Medicine |
2014

Abstract

Reported are two cases of suspected onychomycosis with participation of Cryptendoxyla hypophloia. The species C. hypophloia have not been isolated from human and animal clinical material yet.

It is a rarely reported cleistothecial ascomycete that has been found to be naturally present on cellulose-rich materials. Its strains tested in a laboratory demonstrated very good susceptibility to terbinafine.

The identification of isolates was verified based on rDNA sequencing and by comparison with C. hypophloia ex-type strain.