MYCOSES Flashcards
- The fungal infection is in the OUTERMOST part of the skin (KERATIN)
- NO immune response
Superficial Mycoses
Superficial Mycoses Organisms: (MHPT)
Malassezia furfur (Skin)
Hortaea werneckii (Skin)
Piedraia hortae (Hair)
Trichosporon beigielli (Hair)
Malassezia furfur (Skin)
Infection: ____ ____
- Pale patches, dry scaly skin
- Fawn -colored spots in fair skin
Tinea versicolor
T/F
Tinea Versicolor is also known as Pityriasis versicolor
TRUE
Malassezia furfur (Skin)
Lab Diagnosis:
- ____ under the microscope
- ____ fluorescence (+)
- ____
Spaghetti and meatballs
Wood’s lamp
Lipophilic
Hortaea werneckii (Skin)
Infection: ___ ___
- brown to black non-scaly macules in on palms/soles
Tinea nigra
Hortaea werneckii (Skin)
Lab Diagnosis
Greenish black colonies
Piedraia hortae (Hair)
Infection: ____ ____
- brown to black crusts/nodules on hair
Black Piedra
Piedraia hortae (Hair)
Lab DIagnosis:
- ____ containing ____ ascospores
- ____ restricted colonies
- Asci containing 8 ascospores
- Brown restricted colonies
Trichosporon beigielli (Hair)
Infection: ____ ____
- light brown soft nodules
White Piedra
Trichosporon beigielli (Hair)
Lab Diagnosis
- Arthroconidia
- Yeast-like colonies
- Outer-inner part of the skin
- Can elicit immune response
Cutaneous Mycoses
Cutaneous Mycoses Infections (FCBCCPU)
- Tinea favosa
- Tinea Capitis
- Tinea barbae
- Tinea corporis/ Tinea imbricata
- Tinea cruris
- Tinea pedis
- Tinea unguium (onychomycosis)
- Body part Infected: Scalp
- Organism: T. schoenleinii
Tinea favosa
- Body part Infected: Scalp
- Organism: M. audouinii, M. ferrugineum, T. tonsurans, T. violaceum
Tinea Capitis