DERMATOPHYTES

Question 1

FIRST MYCOLOGY IN MYCOSES

Answer 1

Dermatophytes (trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton )

Question 2

4 DISEASE

Answer 2

• Tinea capitis
• Tinea cruris
• Tinea pedis
• Tinea unguium

Question 3

MODE OF TRANSMISSION

Answer 3

*Human to human or from animal to human by direct contact (dogs and cats)

*Contact with infected hairs and epidermal cells (barber’s clip)

Question 4

PATHOGENIC

Answer 4

*Grow only in superficial, cornified layer of skin; do not invade underlying tissue; infection is enhanced by moisture and warmth Pathogenesis: Grow only in superficial, cornified layer of skin; do not invade underlying tissue; infection is enhanced by moisture and warmth

Question 5

TREATMENT

Answer 5

Miconazole, Clotrimazole, Tolnaftate, Oral griseofulvin

Question 6

PREVENTION

Answer 6

*Skin should be kept dry and cool.