piedra Flashcards
1
Q
black piedra
A
Piedraia hortai
2
Q
KOH
A
Oval asci cont 2 to 8 ascospores and mycelium.
3
Q
Culture of black colonies
A
Hyphae and chlamydospores
4
Q
white piedra
A
trichosporon.( trichosporum) beigelii or trichosporon inkin in temperate climates
5
Q
pubic white piedra
A
T inkin
6
Q
Onychomycosis
A
T beigelii
7
Q
sheaths composed of
A
hyphae; arthrospores
bacteria
8
Q
culture
A
Cream coloree colonies comp of blastospores abd septate hyphae which fragment into arthrospores.
9
Q
Tx
A
cutting or shaving the hair
oral and topical terbinafine- black piedra.
oral itraconazole, topical imidazole, ciclopirox; olamine, 2% selenium sulfide, 6% precipitated sulfur in petrolatum; chlorhexidine sol, castellani paint; zinc purthiione, amp B, 2-10% glutaraldehyde.
