CUTANEOUS MYCOSES: SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES

Question 1

Also known as Black Piedra

Answer 1

Piedraia hortae

Question 2

Also known as White Piedra

Answer 2

Trichosporon beigelii

Question 3

Also known as Tinea Nigra

Answer 3

Hortaea werneckii/Exophiala werneckii

Question 4

Spaghetti and meatball appearance of hyphae, microscopically describe as pop bottle appearance, causes seborrhoeic dermatitis, atopic eczema, dandruff

Answer 4

Malassezia furfur/ Tinea ptyriasis versicolor

Question 5

Cosmetic fungal infections of the skin or hair shaft, no pathological changes elicited

Answer 5

Superficial Mycoses

Question 6

Factors affecting growth of Malassezia furfur

Answer 6

High temperature
High humidity
Greasy skin
Use of corticosteroids
Underlying immunodeficiency

Question 7

Chronic, superficial fungal disease characterized by well-dermacated white, pink fawn or brown lesions, pale green fluorescent under wood’s ultra violet light

Answer 7

Pityriasis versicolor

Question 8

Characterized by follicular papules or pustules

Answer 8

Pityriasis folliculitis

Answer 9

Seborrhoeic dermatitis and dandruff

Answer 10

FUNGAEMIA

Question 11

Microscopic morphology of Malassezia furfur

Question 12

Spaghetti and Meatballs appearance are usually seen in which samples?

Answer 12

Skin scrapings

Question 13

Treatment for Pityriasis versicolor

Answer 13

Topical Imidazole
Ketoconazole shampoos
Zinc pyrithione shampoo
Selenium sulfide lotion

Question 14

A superficial fungal infection of skin characterized by brown to black macules

Answer 14

Hortaea werneckii, Tinea Nigra

Question 15

Laboratory diagnosis of Tinea nigra

Question 16

Treatment for Tinea nigra

Question 17

Laboratory diagnosis of White Piedra