Viral and Fungal

Question 0

Most common cause of epidermal dermatophytosis and onychomycosis

Answer 0

Trichophyton rubrum

Question 1

laboratory exams used in Dermatophytoses

Answer 1

1. Direct Microscopy
2. Wood’s lamp
3. Fungal Cultured (saboraud’s glucose medium)
4. Dermatopathology

Question 2

Tinea corporis (distribution, transmission, Lesion)

Answer 2

• infection of Trunk, legs, arms or neck
• Autoinoculation, or soil and animals
• Active advancing borders with central clearing and sharply marginated scaly

Question 3

DX for Tinea Corporis

Answer 3

• Psoriasis
• Pityriasis rosea
• Gyrate erythemas