SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES

Question 1

fungal agent of Tinea versicolor

Answer 1

Malassezia furfur

Question 2

other term for Tinea vercolor

Answer 2

Pityriasis versicolor

Question 3

Fawn colored liver spots or
patches in skin

Answer 3

Tinea versicolor

Question 4

sample for Tinea versicolor and Tinea nigra

Answer 4

skin scraping

Question 5

appearance of Tinea versicolor in 10%KOH

Answer 5

spaghetti with meatball appearance

Question 6

tests used for T. versicolor

Answer 6

• 10% KOH
• SDA with mineral oil (lipophilic oil)
• woods lamp

Question 7

fungal agent of black piedra

Answer 7

Piedraia hortae

Question 8

hard, dark brown to black gritty nodules in hair shaft

Answer 8

black piedra

Question 9

black piedra and white piedra sample

Answer 9

hair

Question 10

fungal agent of white piedra

Answer 10

Trichosporon spp.
T. asahii
(immunocompromised),
T. mucoides (meningitis)

Question 11

soft white nodules in hair shaft

Answer 11

white piedra

Question 12

10% KOH
KNO3
CHO Assimilation (Non-fermenter)
Urease +

Answer 12

white piedra

Question 13

fungal agent of Tinea nigra

Answer 13

Hortaea werneckii

Question 14

Brown to black non-scaly
macules that occur most often
on palms and soles

Answer 14

Tinea nigra