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7. Dermatophytes Flashcards

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Animal to human route of infection

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Zoophilic

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Person to person route of infection

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Anthropophilic

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Infection of facial hair

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Tinea barbae (Barber’s itch)

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Infection of the scalp

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Tinea capitis

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Infection of the arms, legs, and trunk

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Tinea corporis (ringworm)

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Infection of the groin area

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Tinea cruris (Jock itch)

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Infection of the face

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Tinea faciei

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Infection of the hands

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Tinea manuum

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Infection of the spaces between toes

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Tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot)

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Infection of the fingernails ans toenails

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Tinea unguinum

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Infection of the hair follicle, crusty lesions

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Favic

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Infection that colonizes the outside part of the hair shaft

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Ectothrix

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Infection of the hair follicle first, then grows inside the shaft

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Endothrix

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Infection of the nail and nail bed

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Onchomycosis

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Specimens for dermatophyte ID

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Hair
Hair scraping
Nail scraping or clipping

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Modification of KOH preparation for dermatophyte ID

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Calcofluor

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Temp and time for growth of dermatophytes

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30°C for 4 weeks on SDA

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3 major genera under Dermatophytes

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Microsporum
Epidermophyton
Trichophyton

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Macroconidia: rare, thin-walled, smooth
Microconidia: numerous

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Macroconidia: numerous, thick-walled, rough
Microconidia: usually present

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Macroconidia: numerous, thin- and thick-walled, smooth
Microconidia: not formed

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Epidermophyton

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Geophilic dermatophytes

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Microsporum gypseum
Microsporum nanum
Trichophyton rubrum

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Zoophilic dermatophytes

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Microsporum canis

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Anthropophilic dermatophytes

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Microsporum audouinii
Epidermophyton floccosum
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Trichophyton tonsurans
Trichophyton schoenleinii
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Has rare distorted macroconidia, rare microconidia
Microsporum audouinii
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No growth on sterile rice media
Microsporum audouinii
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Has large spindle-shaped macroconidia (3-15 cells, tapering ends)
Microsporum canis
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Has "rowboat"-shaped macroconidia
Microsporum gypseum
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Powdery/granular buff to brown colony
Microsporum gypseum
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Rare cause of tinea corporis in humans
Microsporum nanum
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Causes tinea cruris, pedis, and unguium
Epidermophyton floccosum
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Has khaki-yellow colonies
Epidermophyton floccosum
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As smooth-walled, club-shaped, groupings of macoconidia (beaver's tail)
Epidermophyton floccosum
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Infects all 3 keratinized tissues
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Most common cause of athlete's foot
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Has spiral hyphae
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Microconidia: round, clustering Macroconidia: cigar-shaped
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Perforates hair
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Urease positive
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Ectothrix dermatophyte
Trichophyton rubrum
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Endothrix dermatophytes
Trichophyton tonsurans | Trichophyton schoenleinii
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Tear-drop shaped microconidia
Trichophyton rubrum
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"Black dot" tinea capitis
Trichophyton tonsurans
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Vitamin needed by Trichophyton tonsurans
Thiamine
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Dermatophyte that requires thiamine
Trichophyton tonsurans
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Has antler-shaped hyphae
Trichophyton schoenleinii
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Soil to man route of infection
Geophilic

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