Mycoses Flashcards
Presents larger, softer, YELLOWISH nodule in the hair in ALL parts of the body. Give the infection and the causative agent.
White Piedra
Causative agent: Trichosporon beigelii
Treatment for Pityriasis versicolor. Give the two.
Selenium sulfide
Azole
Causative agent of a lesion that appears as dark brown or black formation of the palms
Cladosporium werneckii
Give the three possible causative agent of Pityriasis versicolor.
- Malassezia furfur
- Malassezia globosa
- Malassezia restica
Specimen used for the diagnosis of Tinea palmaris.
Skin scraping from the periphery of the skin lesion.
Give three types of dermatophytes according to habitat.
GeoPHILIC
ZooPHILIC
AnthropoPHILIC
Give three treatment for Tinea nigra.
- Keratolytic solutions
- Salicylic acid
- Azole
“Ringworm of the body”
Tinea corposis
Caused by fungi that infect only the keratinized tissue of the body. This is also called as?
Cutaneous mycoses
“Dermatophytes”
Onychomycosis
Tinea unguium
Jock itch
Tinea cruris
Two tests for Pityriasis versicolor.
- 10-20% KOH
2. Calcofluor White Stain
Nodular infection of the hair shaft.
Black Piedra
“Ringworm of the groin”
Tinea cruris
Causative agent of the nodular infection of the hair shaft.
Piedraia hortae
“Ringworm of the
hands or finger”
Tinea manus
“Ringworm of the scalp and hair”
Tinea capitis
“Ringworm of the beard”
Tinea barbae
What will you look for under direct microscopic examination for plucked hair specimen?
- Ectothrix
2. Endothrix
“Athlete’s foot”
Tinea pedis
“Ringworm of the foot”
Tinea pedis
External masses of spores that ensheath the hair shaft; may cause temporary hair loss.
Ectothrix
Infection that is resistant to treatment. Resolve itself spontaneously.
Tinea unguium
Causative agents of Tinea unguium
- Trichophyton rubrum
- Trichophyton mentagrophytes variety interdigitale
- Epidermophyton floccosum
Anular lesion of ringworm with a clearing scaly center surrounded by a red andvancing border that is dry, versicular on glabrous skin.
Tinea corporis
Dry, itchy lesions that often start on scrotum and spread into the groin area of the males.
Tinea cruris
Characterized by dry, scaly lesions that may include one or both hands, single finger or two or more fingers.
Tinea manus
Begins with hyphal infection of the skin of the scalp with subsequent spread down the keratinized wall of the hair follicle
Tinea capitis
What will you observe in a culture. Give three.
- Colonial morphology
- indentifying growth rate
- Surface texture
Characterized by yellow, brittle, thickened and crumby nails.
Tinea unguium
Specimen of choice for the diagnosis of Tinea capitis.
Plucked hair
What will you observe under the direct microscopic examination for skin and nails specimen?
Observe for:
- Branching hyphae or
- Chains of ARTHROCONIDIA
Incubation period before reporting for no growth.
1-3 weeks
Hair shaft filled with masses of large arthroconidia in chains; may cause permanent hair loss.
Endothrix
Culture used for mycoses fingi.
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar + Chloramphenicol + Cycloheximade
Treatment for Tinea corposis and Tinia cruris. Give two.
- Itraconazole
2. Terbinafine
Sources of Trichophyton mentagrophytes variety mentagrophytes.
Animals
- Horse
- Cattle
- Rodents
Sources of Microsporum canis
Animals
- Dog
- Cat
Source of Microsporum gypseum.
Soil
Cutaneous infection caused by Microsporum gypseum.
- Tinea capitis
2. Tinea corporis
It is characterized as slow growing organism.
Trichophyton rubrum
Microconidia with teardrop shape
Trichophyton rubrum
Prevention for acquiring dermatophytes
- Proper hygiene
2. Avoid contacts with infected animals
Surface of the media:
White, irregular, fluffy appearance
Reverse side of the media:
Dark red to brown
Trichophyton rubrum
Surface of the media:
White, woolly appearance
Reverse side of the media:
Yellow to brown
Trichophyton mentagrophytes variety interdigitale
Microscopic appearance:
Few microconidia with spherical shape and hyphae arrangement in spiral
Trichophyton mentagrophytes variety interdigitale
Surface of the media:
Cream and granular appearance
Reverse side of the media:
Brown in color
Trichophyton mentagrophytes variety mentagrophytes
Surface of the media:
Yellow to brown, waxy and folded ( cup shaped crusts or scutulae)
Reverse side of the media:
Colorless to yellow
Trichophyton schoenleinii
Inflamed with red lumpy areas pustules and crusting around the hair.
Tinea barbae
Antler-like hyphae under the microscope
Trichophyton schoeleinii
“black dot” ringworm appearance
Trichophyton tonsurans
Causative agent for the variety of lesions on beard, neck, wrist, back of hand in cattle and humans mostly farmers; deep pustular and inflammatory with pressure, short stubs of hair.
Trichophyton verrucosum
Under microscope:
Numerous microconidia with flat bases, aged microconidia becomes phleomorphic (balloons forms)
Trichophyton tonsurans
Under microscope:
Chlamydoconidia in chains and antler hyphae, sometimes macroconidia appears “rat tail”-like.
Trichophyton verrucosum
Under microscope:
Comb-like with terminal chlamydospores
Microsporum audouinii
Under microscope:
Presence of macroconidia with thick walled, POINTED superficial projections.
Microsporum canis