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Fungus that infects the skin, hair, or nails (due to presence of keratin) in humans or animals

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Dermatophyte

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Dermatophytosis of the head

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Tinea capitus

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Dermatophytosis of the body

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Tinea corporis

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Dermatophytosis of beards

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Tinea barbae

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Dermatophytosis of the groin (aka “jock itch”)

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Tinea cruris

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Dermatophytosis of the feet (athlete’s foot)

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Tinea pedis

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Dermatophytosis of the nail

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Tinea unguium

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Nail infection caused by non-dermatophytes

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Onchomycosis

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Dermatophytosis

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Aka ringworm

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Why do dermatophytes generally only infect hair, skin, and nails?

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They use keratin as their nitrogen source (invasion of the deeper tissues is very rare)

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List the various ways to detect dermatophyte infections

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  • Direct physical examination (Wood’s lamp - UV)
  • Lab examination of specimen (skin scraping, hair, toenail, etc.)
  • Cultures
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What are some lab examination methods?

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  • KOH
  • Calcufluor white (fungi fluoresce)
  • Ectothrix vs. endothrix invasion (in vivo)
  • Hair perfusion test (in vitro)
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Describe the culture method used for dermatophytes

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  • Primary isolation medium + cyclohexamide to kill skin contaminants (Mycosel or mycobiotic agar)
  • Incubate 2-4 weeks (recommended 30 days)
  • Most have fluffy white growth
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Trichophyton rubrum

- Colony formation

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  • White and fluffy or granular
  • Reverse is cherry red (>3 weeks)
    VERY DISTINCT!!!!!
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Trichophyton rubrum

- Microscopic formation

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  • Tiny teardrop microcondria (“birds on a wire”)
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

- Colony formation (2 types)

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  • Downy → specimen from feet

- Granular → infections spread form animals

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

- Microscopic formation

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  • Spiral hyphae
  • Tear-shaped microconidia often in grape-like clusters
  • Macroconidia are cigar-shaped
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What two microscopic forms do you need to see in order to identify Trichophyton mentagrophytes?

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  • Macroconidia and spiral hyphae OR

- Macroconidia and tear-shaped microconidia in grape-like clusters

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Trichophyton tonsurans

- Colony formation

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  • Buff/brown (may be rust colored on reverse), wrinkled, or cratered
  • Grows poorly on most media → enhanced by thiamin (T4 agar vs. T1 agar)
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Trichophyton tonsurans

- Microscopic formation

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Elongated balloons OR stretched teardrops

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Trichophyton verrucosum

- Colony formation

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Enhanced growth @ 37°C

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Trichophyton verrucosum

- Microscopic formation

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  • “Antler” hyphae

- Chlamydoconidia “armadillo/rat tails”

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Trichophyton schoenleinii

- Colony formation

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Gray and white

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Trichophyton schoenleinii

- Microscopic formation

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  • “Club/antler-shaped” hyphae and “favic chandeliers”

- CONIDIA ARE RARE!

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Epidermophyton floccosum | - Colony formation
Tan to yellowish to khaki
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Epidermophyton floccosum | - Microscopic formation
Macroconidia are smooth, thin-walled, club-shaped ("beavers tail"), 2-4 cells - NO MICROCONIDIA!
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Microsporum canis | - Colony formation
- Fluffy or granular | - Reverse is bright yellow (w/ continued growth)
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Microsporum canis | - Microscopic formation
- Macroconidia have thick, rough walls consisting of 3-15 cells and having a curved tip
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Microsporum gypseum | - Colony formation
- Powdery, buff/cinnamon colored | - Reverse is yellow/orange/brown
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Microsporum gypseum | - Microscopic formation
Macroconidia are ellipsoidal w/ rounded blunt ends, thin cell wall, 2-7 cells
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Microsporum audouini | - Colony formation
Cottony white, slow growing
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Microsporum audouini | - Microscopic formation
Terminal chlamydoconidia and comblike (pectinate) hyphae
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How do you differentiate T. rubrum from T. mentagrophytes using the hair perforation testing?
- T. rubrum → hair perforation NEGATIVE | - T. mentagrophytes → hair perforation POSITIVE
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Microsporum genus | - Amt of macroconidia vs. microconidia
Many macroconidia/few microconidia
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Trichophyton genus | - Amt of macroconidia vs. microconidia
Few macroconidia/many microconidia
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Epidermophyton genus | - Amt of macroconidia vs. microconidia
ONLY macroconidia
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Which dermatophyte is the #1 cause of dermatophyte infections?
Trichophyton tonsurans
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Which dermatophyte is the #2 of dermatophyte infections?
Trichophyton rubrum
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Most common cause of favus (tinea capitus)
Trichophyton schoenleinii
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Most common cause of "tinea gladatorium"
Trichophyton tonsurans
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Most common cause of cattle farmer dermatophyte infections
Trichophyton verrucosum
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Most common cause of dog/cat dermatophyte infections
Microsporum canis
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Most common cause of tinea versicolor
Malassezia furfur
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Most common soil fungus
Microsporum gypseum
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Which dermatophyte does NOT fluoresce w/ a Wood's lamp?
Trichophyton species
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What is the most likely infective area for Trichophyton species?
Hair, skin, nails
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What is the most likely infective area for Epidermophyton species?
Skin and nails
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What is the most likely infective area for Microsporum species?
Skin and hair
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Which dermatophyte is urease NEGATIVE?
Trichophyton rubrum
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Which dermatophyte is urease POSITIVE?
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Which dermatophyte fluoresces yellow-green w/ a Wood lamp?
Microsporum canis
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Which dermatophyte causes an endothrix infection in the hair?
Trichophyton tonsurans
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Which dermatophyte causes an ectothrix infection in the hair?
Microsporum canis
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This infection is living (usually forming a spore sheath) on the surface of hair, as well as growing w/in the hair shaft
Ectothrix
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This infection is growing w/in the hair shaft w/o a conspicuous external sheath of spores
Endothrix | - Hair breaks at scalp ("Black Dot")
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Which dermatophytosis is another cause of "black dot"?
Tinea capitus

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