Fungal Infections Of The Skin Flashcards
What mycoses is described as spaghetti and meatballs ( thick walled yeast cells mixed with hyphae)
Tines versicolor - malassezia
Malassezia ( furufur and globosa) causes what
Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor - superficial mycoses
You see hyper and hypo pigmentation of upper torso and arms that can be scaled .
Tinea versicolor: malassezia
Skin lesions may fluoresce under wood lamp and can see spaghetti and meatballs
Tinea versicolor: malassezia
A black mold ( demagiaceous) with freq branching hyper (90 degrees)
Tines nigra: hortaea werneckii
Organisms a causing Tines nigra
hortaea werneckii- superficial
Brown to black NON SCALING , macular lesions usually on palms and soles.
Tinea nigra : hortaea werneckii
What are the superficial mycoses
Tinea versicolor : malassezia
Tinea nigra: hortaea werneckii
White piedra: trichosporon
Black piedra : piedraia hortae
Use topical Azoles and Whitfield ointment ( salicyclic acid and benzoic acid)
Tinea nigra : hortaea werneckii
What causes white piedra and what is is associated with
Trichosporon spp associated with poor hygiene
Hyphal with athrocondia and blastoconidia
White piedra : trichosporon spp ( beigelii, inkin)
This mycoses surrounds the hair shaft forming a yellow white granules that look like lice
.White piedra : trichosporon spp
Improved hygiene and haircut are the cure
White and back piedra
What causes black piedra and what is is associated with
Piedraia hortae associated with poor hygiene
Brown black mold of hyphae and spindle shaped acospores
Black piedra : piedraia hortae
Diagnosis is seeing the dark nodule on higher hair shaft
Black piedra : piedraia hortae
Cutaneous mycoses are caused by what
dermatophytes : they use keratin as energy