CUTANEOUS MYCOSES: TRICHOPHYTON SPECIES Flashcards
1
Q
Trichophyton spp usually infects what part of the body?
A
Hair, Skin, Nails
2
Q
Has a cherry red or reddish purple pigmentation with teardrop shaped microconidia
A
Trichophyton rubrum
3
Q
Has a grape like cluster microconidia called “en grappe”
A
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
4
Q
Black dot hair invasion
A
Trichophyton tonsurans
5
Q
Presence of chlamydoconidia, ringworm in cattles
A
Trichophyton verrocossum
6
Q
It has port wine verrucous that is usually causes TInea Capitis
A
Trichophyton violaceum
7
Q
What test can differentiate T.rubrum to T.mentagrophytes?
A
Hair Perforation Test
8
Q
________ is a reagent required for growth of T.verrocosum
A
THIAMINE
