Superficial Mycoses Flashcards
1
Q
Tinea versicolor
Pityriasis versicolor
A
Malassezia furfur
2
Q
pale patches, dry scaly skin
A
Malassezia furfur
3
Q
fawn-colored spots in fair skin
A
Malassezia furfur
4
Q
Malassezia furfur lab diagnosis
A
- spaghetti meatballs
- (+) Wood’s lamp fluorescence
- lipophilic
5
Q
Tinea nigra
A
Hortaea werneckii
6
Q
brown-black
non-scaly
palms/soles
A
Hortaea werneckii
7
Q
Hortaea werneckii lab diagnosis
A
greenish black colonies
8
Q
infects the outermost part of the skin or hair (keratin)
A
superficial mycoses
9
Q
Malassezia furfur, Hortaea werneckii infects the
A
skin
10
Q
Piedraia hortae, Trichosporon beigelli infects the
A
hair
11
Q
black piedra
A
Piedraia hortae
12
Q
brown to black crusts/nodules on hair
A
Piedraia hortae
13
Q
Piedraia hortae lab diagnosis
A
asci
8 ascospores
brown-restricted colonies
14
Q
white piedra
A
Trichosporon beigelli
15
Q
light brown soft nodules
A
Trichosporon beigelli
