Subcutaneous Mycoses — Flashcards

Which dermatophytes have more predominant macroconidia and scanty microconidia?_____

A _____ stain or culture gives physicians a definitive diagnosis in histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (fungal infections)

Sporothrix schenckii is a dimorphic fungus with a cigar-shaped, unequal budding _____ in human tissue, and a mold form in plants (commonly rose thorns)

_____ contain keratinase, allowing them to subsist off keratin, a protein resistant to most organisms.

Hint: which cutaneous fungi

Microscopic finding of flower-like clusters of conidia with branching hyphae are suggestive of _____

The most common cause of paranasal sinus mycoses (fungal sinusitis) is _____

_____ infects hair and skin only.

Microsporum audouinii, M. canis, M. equinum, and M. ferrugineum cause _____thrix infection.

What fungus is shown below? _____

Pilot wheel/Mickey mouse appearance on culture is shown by _____/paracoccidioidomycosis