5.1 Cutaneuos Flashcards
Idiosyncratic allergic response to a dermatophyte infection elsewhere in
the body
a. Dermatophytid
b. Dermatophytes
c. Dermatomycosis
d. Dermatology
a
Endothrix
→ Infects the hair surface
→ Will fluoresce in UV Wood’s lamp
Exothrix
→ Dermatophyte invades hair shaft
→ Will not fluoresce in UV Wood’s lamp
T or F
F
Baligtad
“Gray-patch” Tinea capitis can be seen in Exothrix
T or F
T
“Black dot” Tinea capitis can be seen in Endothrix
T or F
T
Endothrix
- Cuticle is destroyed
- Arthroconidia is destroyed
T or F
F
Both are not destroyed
Human tissue response
Anthropophilic: Mild
Geophilic: Severe
Zoophilic: Moderate
T or F
T
Epidermophyton: Skin nails
Microsporum: Skin, Hair
Trichophyton: Skin, Nails, Hair
T or F
T
Medium with antibiotics is recommended for dermatophytes
T or F
T
This reduce growth of saprobic Fungi
a. Cycloheximide
b. Chloramphenicol
c. Gentamicin
a
The rest are part of test medium
Indicator in Dermatophyte test medium
a. Bromothymol blue
b. Phenol red
b
Dermatophyte test medium can be use for confirmatory test?
T or F
F
Screening test only
Used for initial culture (for pigmentation)
a. PDA (Potate flake agar)
b. SDA
c. BAP
d. Dermatophyte test medium
a
Produce both macroconidia (spindle shaped; wall is thick & echinulate w/ up to 15 septa) and microconidia (less commonly seen; pyriform/clavate & borne directly to a conidiophore
a. Trichophyton
b. Microsporum
c. Epidermophyton
b
Produce macro and microconidia
→ Macroconidia: wall are relatively thin & smooth; cylindrincal or fusiform
conidia w/ 2-12 cells of conidium
→ Microconidia: (predominate) are globose, pyriform, or clavate
a. Trichophyton
b. Microsporum
c. Epidermophyton
a
Part of microconidia from trichophyton that is sleevelike arrangement around hyphae
a. en grappe
b. en thrysses
b
Part of microconidia from trichophyton that resembles bunches of grapes
a. en grappe
b. en thrysses
a
- Never produces microconidia
- Macroconidia have thin, smooth walls & contain 1-5 cells (May show beaver
tail, paddles, or snowshoe structure)
a. Trichophyton
b. Microsporum
c. Epidermophyton
c
Differentiates T, Mentagrophytes and T. rubrum
a. In vitro hair perforation test
b. In vivo hair perforation test
a
Wedged shaped conical perforaion is positive result for in vivo hair perforation test
t or F
F
In vitro
Epidermophyton can be seen in adults but rarely in children
T or F
T