Cutaneous mycoses Flashcards
Tinea corporis
Ringworm
Tinea corporis presentation
Circular patches with advancing red, vesiculated border and central scaling
Pruritic
Tinea corporis fungi
T rubrum, E floccosum
Tinea pedis
Athlete’s foot
Tinea pedis presentation
Acute: itching, red vesicular
Chronic: itching, scaling, fissures
Tinea pedis fungi
T rubrum, T mentagrophytes, E floccosum
Tinea cruris
Jock itch
Tinea cruris presentation
Erythematous scaling lesion in intertriginous area
Pruritic
Does not affect scrotum
Tinea cruris fungi
T rubrum, T mentagrophytes, E floccosum
Tinea capitis
Scalp fungus
Tinea capitis presentation
Circular bald patches with short hair stubs or broken hair within hair follicles
Kerion rare
Microsporum-infected hairs fluoresce
Tinea capitis fungi
T mentagrophytes, M canis
Tinea barbae
Beard fungus
Tinea barbae presentation
Edematous, erythematous lesion
Tinea barbae fungi
T mentagrophytes