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7. Dermatophytes Flashcards

1
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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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3
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Infection of facial hair

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Tinea barbae (Barber’s itch)

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4
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Infection of the scalp

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Tinea capitis

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5
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Infection of the arms, legs, and trunk

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Tinea corporis (ringworm)

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6
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Infection of the groin area

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Tinea cruris (Jock itch)

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7
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Infection of the face

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Tinea faciei

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8
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Infection of the hands

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Tinea manuum

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9
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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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11
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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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14
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Infection of the nail and nail bed

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Onchomycosis

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15
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Specimens for dermatophyte ID

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Hair
Hair scraping
Nail scraping or clipping

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16
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Modification of KOH preparation for dermatophyte ID

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Calcofluor

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17
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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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18
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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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Trichophyton

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

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Microsporum

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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

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Microsporum audouinii

26
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No growth on sterile rice media

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Microsporum audouinii

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Has large spindle-shaped macroconidia (3-15 cells, tapering ends)

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Microsporum canis

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Has “rowboat”-shaped macroconidia

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Microsporum gypseum

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Powdery/granular buff to brown colony

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Microsporum gypseum

30
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Rare cause of tinea corporis in humans

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Microsporum nanum

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Causes tinea cruris, pedis, and unguium

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Epidermophyton floccosum

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Has khaki-yellow colonies

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Epidermophyton floccosum

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As smooth-walled, club-shaped, groupings of macoconidia (beaver’s tail)

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Epidermophyton floccosum

34
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Infects all 3 keratinized tissues

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

35
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Most common cause of athlete’s foot

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

36
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Has spiral hyphae

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Microconidia: round, clustering
Macroconidia: cigar-shaped

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

38
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Perforates hair

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

39
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Urease positive

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

40
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Ectothrix dermatophyte

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Trichophyton rubrum

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Endothrix dermatophytes

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Trichophyton tonsurans

Trichophyton schoenleinii

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Tear-drop shaped microconidia

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Trichophyton rubrum

43
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“Black dot” tinea capitis

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Trichophyton tonsurans

44
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Vitamin needed by Trichophyton tonsurans

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Thiamine

45
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Dermatophyte that requires thiamine

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Trichophyton tonsurans

46
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Has antler-shaped hyphae

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Trichophyton schoenleinii

47
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Soil to man route of infection

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Geophilic

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