SAS 3

Question 1

dermatophytes grow outside the hair shaft

Answer 1

Ectothrix

Question 2

dermatophytes grow inside the hair shaft

Answer 2

Endothrix

Question 3

Ringworm Most commonly affect the skin on the:

Body

Answer 3

Tinea corporis

Question 4

Ringworm Most commonly affect the skin on the:

Scalp

Answer 4

Tinea capitis

Question 5

Ringworm Most commonly affect the skin on the:

Feet

Answer 5

Tinea pedis or athletes’s foot

Question 6

Ringworm Most commonly affect the skin on the:

Groin

Answer 6

Tinea corporis or jock itch

Question 7

3 MAIN GENERA of Tinea

Answer 7

Microsporum
Trichophyton
Epidermophyton

Question 8

3 MAIN GENERA of Tinea

affects the hair and skin

Answer 8

Microsporum

Question 9

3 MAIN GENERA of Tinea

affects the hair,skin and nails

Answer 9

Trichophyton

Question 10

3 MAIN GENERA of Tinea

affects the skin and nails

Answer 10

Epidermophyton

Question 11

ringworm infection of the head and scalp

Answer 11

Tinea capitis

Question 12

ringworm infection of the inguinal area( e.g. jock itch, gym’s itch, ringworm of the groin)

Answer 12

Tinea cruris

Question 13

ringworm infection of the body

Answer 13

Tinea corporis

Question 14

ringworm infection of the beard or mustache (barber’s itch)

Answer 14

Tinea barbae

Question 15

Ringworm infection of the nail ( onychomycosis)

Answer 15

Tinea unguium

Question 16

Jock Itch

Answer 16

Tinea cruris

Question 17

Athlete’s Foot

Answer 17

Tinea pedis

Question 18

Infection of the axilla

Answer 18

Tinea axillaris

Question 19

Infection of the hands

Answer 19

Tinea manus

Question 20

Scalp Ringworm

Answer 20

Tinea capitis

Question 21

Barber’s Itch

Answer 21

Tinea barbae

Question 22

Ringworm of the body

Answer 22

Tinea corporis

Question 23

Onchomycosis (Nail)

Answer 23

Tinea unguium

Question 24

A white or yellow opaque streak appears at one side of the nail.

Answer 24

Lateral onychomycosis

Question 25

Scaling occurs under the nail.

Answer 25

Subungual hyperkeratosis

Question 26

The end of the nail lifts up. The free edge often crumbles.

Answer 26

Distal onycholysis

Question 27

Flaky white patches and pits appear on the top of the nail plate.

Answer 27

Superficial white onychomycosis

Question 28

Yellow spots appear in the half-moon (lunula)

Answer 28

Proximal onychomycosis

Question 29

Microsporum has yellow green fluorescence except

Answer 29

M. gypseum

Question 30

Causes T. capitis among lower age group MICROSCOPIC ID: - Sterile hyphae, terminal chlamydospore, favic chandelier and pectinate bodies - Macroconidia: Rare, if present “spindle-shaped” - Microconidia: Rare, “leaf-like” or absent - Colony: Downy white to salmon pink

Answer 30

Microsporum audonii

Question 31

Common caused of ringworm in dogs and cats

Answer 31

Microsporum canis

Question 32

Characteristic colony: Mold and cottony light brown “cinnamon powdery color”

Answer 32

Microsporum gypseum

Question 33

Charateristic; thik septa, “bamboo” hyphae

Answer 33

Microsporum ferrugineum

Question 34

Worldwide cause of athletes foot

Answer 34

Tricophyton mentagrophytes

Question 35

Fastest growing drmatophytes

Answer 35

Tricpohyton rubrum

Question 36

Differential medium which aids in the identification of T. rubrum nd T. mentagrophytes on the basis of pigment production

Answer 36

Dextrose-Cornmeal Agar

Question 37

Tinea imbracata

Answer 37

Tricophyton concentricum

Question 38

Characteristic of skin lesion is CONCENTRIC/RING-SHAPED in appearance - Balloon shaped chlamydoconidia

Answer 38

Tricophyton concentricum

Question 39

Caused of adult ringworm of the scalp( Alopecia)

Answer 39

Tricophyton tonsurans

Question 40

Macroconidia: rare; but form “rat-tail” type, 3-5 cell, thin walled Microconidia: rare; large and “tear-drop” when seen

Answer 40

Tricophyton verrucosum

Question 41

Slowest growing dermatophyte

Answer 41

Tricophyton shoenleinii

Question 42

Hyphae seen as “favic-chandeliers”

Answer 42

Tricophyton shoenleinii

Question 43

Tinea favosa

Answer 43

Tricophyton shoenleinii

Question 44

Colony: Center of the colony tends to be folded and is khaki green, periphery is yellow

Answer 44

Epidermophyton floccosum