Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses

Question 1

what distinguishes skin fungi and mushrooms

Answer 1

skin fungi like to eat the top dead layers of the skin

Question 2

fungal skin infections are called

Answer 2

either tinea or pityriasis

Question 3

dermatophytes are capable of colonizing the

Answer 3

stratum corneum (the surface layer), the inside of the hair shaft, the outside of the hair shaft and invading the hair follicle

Question 4

what are some of the common traits of superficial and cutaneous mycoses

Answer 4

they prefer alkaline pH, are resistant to cyclohexamide, are same in humans and animals, and are confined to the cooler, exterior layers of the epithelium

Question 5

superficial mycoses

Answer 5

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