Cutaneous And Subcutaneous Mycoses Flashcards
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Affect keratinized tissues
Cutaneous mycoses
Dermatophytes (keratinophilic)
Microsporon
Epidermophyton
Trichophyton
Causes ringworm/tinea
Dermatophytes (keratinophilic)
Ring-like appearance, red and scaly with a distinct margin, cordlike bumps beneath the skin fesembling a worm.
Tinea / Ringworm
Dermatophytes
Microsporum
Trichophyton
Epidermophyton
Microsporum infects
Skin, hair and rarely nails
Large, spindle pr cylinder shaped, thick walled, multi-septate, rough, spiny
Microsporum MACROconidia
Few or absent small, club shaped
Microsporum MICROconidia
Microsporum spp.
Microsporum audouinii
Microsporum canis
Microsporum gypseum
Anthrophilic
Microsporum auduoinii
Fluoresces under woods light (M. audouinii) color
Microsporum audouinii (yellow green)
Rice medium negative
Microsporum auduoinii
Salmon colored colonies
Microsporum audouinii
Fluoresces under woods light (M.canis) color
Bright yellow
Rice medium positive
Microsporum canis
Geophilic
Microsporum gypseum
No fluorescence
Microsporum gypseum
Rice medium positive
M. Canis
M. Gypseum
Cinnamon colored colonies
Microsporum gypseum
Trichophyton infects
Skin, hair, nails
Rare
Pencil shaped, multi-septate, thin walled, smooth borne singly on conidiophore
Tichophyton MACROconidia
Predominant
Spherical, tear shaped or clavate
Trichophyton MICROconidia
Trichophyton spp.
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton tonsurans
Rose or epred-brown underside
Trichophyton mentagrophytes