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Causative agent of tinea favosa/farvus

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T. schoenleinii

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Tinea favosa/farvus appearance

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Yellow crusty cup-shaped flakes (scutula) on head

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Macroscopic colony appearance of T. schoenleinii

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Irregularly heaped, smooth, white to cream, with radiating grooves; reverse white

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Hyphal structure of T. schoenleinii

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Hyphae become knobby and club-shaped at the terminal ends, with short lateral and terminal branches

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea pedis, tinea unguium

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Colony appearance of T. mentagrophytes

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Velvety and fluffy or granular and flat; white or tan to pink; reverse white, rose, or red-brown

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Microconidia of T. mentagrophytes

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Numerous, small, globose, arranged in grape-like clusters

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Macroconidia of T. mentagrophytes

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Rare, thin-walled, smooth, cigar-shaped

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Urease test for T. mentagrophytes

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Positive

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Hair-baiting test for T. mentagrophytes

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Produces wedge shapes in hair

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Growth on Trichophyton agars

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Grows on Trichophyton agars Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Microsporum gypseum

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Tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea unguium

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Colony appearance of M. gypseum

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Flat, tan to brown or cinnamon-brown, granular or powdery; reverse side rose-brown, red-brown, or cinnamon

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Microconidia of M. gypseum

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Sparse, clavate, smooth-walled

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Macroconidia of M. gypseum

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Numerous, thick-walled, cigar-shaped, multiseptate, spiny surfaces, rounded tips

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Growth on rice grain for M. gypseum

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Grows in rice grain

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Trichophyton tonsurans

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Tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea pedis, tinea unguium

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Colony appearance of T. tonsurans

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Flat, powdery, granular; cream, tan, yellow-rose, or rust-colored; colonies become heaped or sunken with folds; reverse yellow to tan

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Microconidia of T. tonsurans

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Abundant, tear-, club-, or balloon-shaped

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Macroconidia of T. tonsurans

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Rare, smooth-walled, cylindrical

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Growth on Trichophyton agars for T. tonsurans

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Requires thiamine; grows well on Trichophyton agars Nos. 3 and 4; fails on Nos. 1 and 2

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Hair involvement in T. tonsurans

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Black-dot ringworm, Endothrix hair involvement

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1 cause of fungal scalp infection

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Tinea capitis

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Trichophyton rubrum

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Tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea unguium

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Colony appearance of T. rubrum

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Fluffy or granular white to pink colonies; reverse side cherry red or wine red on cornmeal agar

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Microconidia of T. rubrum

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Tear-shaped, borne laterally from long strands of hyphae; resemble ‘birds on a fence’

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Macroconidia of T. rubrum

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Rare, thin-walled, smooth, pencil-shaped

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Hydrolysis of urea, hair-baiting test, and growth on Trichophyton agars for T. rubrum

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Rarely hydrolyzes urea (requires 7 days for observable reaction); negative hair-baiting test; grows on Trichophyton agars Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Epidermophyton floccosum

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Onychomycosis, Tinea corporis, Tinea pedis

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Colony appearance of E. floccosum

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White to tan colonies, yellow to mustard-yellow or khaki-green with age; flat, suede-like texture with folded center; reverse side yellow-brown or dark orange with folds

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Microconidia of E. floccosum

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Macroconidia of E. floccosum

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Numerous, club-shaped, spatulate, beaver’s tail, with 2-4 cells, occurring singly or in clusters of 3-4; 10% KOH

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Microsporum audoinii

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Gray-patch ringworm, Ectothrix hair involvement, Tinea capitis, Tinea corporis

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Colony appearance of M. audoinii

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Cream, tan, buff, or light brown, flat, velvety colony; reverse side salmon pink or orange-brown

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Microconidia of M. audoinii

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Macroconidia of M. audoinii

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Bizarre-shaped, thick-walled, spindle, and multiseptate with rough surface; terminal chlamydospores

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Test for M. audoinii

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Woods lamp: apple-green fluorescence; 10% KOH; No growth in rice grain

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Microsporum canis

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Tinea capitis, Tinea corporis

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Colony appearance of M. canis

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White to buff granular or cottony surface with bright yellow periphery; reverse side lemon-yellow or yellow-orange

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Microconidia of M. canis

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Clavate, smooth-walled, laterally attached to hyphae

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Macroconidia of M. canis

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Thick-walled, spindle-shaped, multiseptate, rough-walled with curved tip and knobby projections

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Test for M. canis

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Woods lamp: green-yellow fluorescence; spindle-shaped macroconidia; grows in rice grain

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Beard and mustache infections; usually zoophilic and an occupational hazard for farm workers

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Tinea barbae

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Fungal species causing Tinea barbae

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T. mentagrophytes, T. verrucosum, Microsporum canis

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Common in children, Ectothrix infection

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Tinea capitis (Gray-patch ringworm)

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Fungal species causing Gray-patch ringworm

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Microsporum canis, Microsporum audouinii

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Endothrix infection

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Tinea capitis (Black-dot ringworm)

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Fungal species causing Black-dot ringworm

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Trichophyton tonsurans

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Tinea capitis (Inflammatory type)

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Ectothrix infection

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Fungal species causing inflammatory Tinea capitis

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Hair follicle at its base, rusty cup-shaped flakes (scutula) in the head

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Tinea favosa (T. schoenleinii)

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Geophilic infections; associated with Microsporum canis, M. gypseum, Trichophyton rubrum, T. tonsurans

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Tinea corporis (Body, especially the trunk)

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Distinctive lesion seen in individuals living in isolated tropical environments

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Tinea imbricata (T. concentricum)

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Common in athletes, military personnel, and those sharing towels/clothing; caused by Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes

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Tinea cruris (Groin)

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Itchy, round patches on the back of the hands and dry, thickened skin on palms; caused by Trichophyton rubrum

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Tinea manuum (Hands, palms, and fingers)

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Common on soles of feet and between toes, characterized by itching, scales, and possible seeping; caused by T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, E. floccosum

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Tinea pedis (Feet, Athlete’s Foot)

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Infection begins at the edge of the nail and causes thickening and brittleness; caused by T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, E. floccosum

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Tinea unguium (Nails, Onychomycosis)

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Epidermophyton: Skin and Nails, Microsporum: Skin and Hair, Trichophyton: Skin, Hair, Nails

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Dermatophytes Classification

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; microscopic examination: Large, smooth-walled club-shaped MACROCONIDIA; colony khaki colored

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Epidermophyton floccosum

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; microscopic examination: Large rough-walled, many-celled MACROCONIDIA; microconidia few or absent; spindle-shaped with curved tips; reverse colony orange or yellow

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Microsporum canis

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; microscopic examination: Large rough-walled, many-celled MACROCONIDIA; microconidia few or absent; broadly spindle-shaped with rounded ends; colony cinnamon colored

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Microsporum gypseum (Nannizzia gypsea)

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; microscopic examination: Large rough-walled, many-celled MACROCONIDIA; microconidia few or absent; rare bizarre-shaped, only terminal chlamydospores; colony salmon colored, no growth on rice medium

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Microsporum audouinii

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; microscopic examination: many microconidia smooth elongated, macroconidia few or absent; urea agar: positive in 2 days, star-shaped powdery colonies; round grape-like clusters of microconidia on cornmeal agar, few spiral hyphae, present in some cultures

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T. mentagrophytes

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; microscopic examination: many microconidia smooth elongated, macroconidia few or absent; negative in 2 days; cornmeal dextrose agar; red pigment - tear-shaped microconidia along hyphae on cornmeal agar

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Trichophyton rubrum

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; microscopic examination: many microconidia smooth elongated, macroconidia few or absent; urea agar = no red pigment; balloon-shaped microconidia on cornmeal agar - trichophyton agar 4 - increased growth

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T. tonsurans

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; conidia usually not present, only hyphae seen; colony violet color - Trichophyton agar 4 - increased growth

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Trichophyton violaceum

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; conidia usually not present, only hyphae seen; colony color white and wrinkled; antler hyphae present

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T. schoenleinii

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Mycosel agar/Mycobiotic agar; conidia usually not present, only hyphae seen; colony very slow growing, heaped up partially submerged in medium, smooth surface without aerial hyphae; increased growth at 37°C with production of chains of chlamydospores with septa appearing like fission planes; Trichophyton agar 4 increased growth

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T. verrucosum

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