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WorksheetsDermatophytosis and Dermatomycosis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Fungal cell is a
Prokaryotic cell
Eukaryotic cell
Fungi is
Unicellular
Multicellular
Unicellular and multicellular
Example of non-capsulated yeast (unicellular fungi) is
Candida albicans
Cryptococcus neoformans
Example of capsulated yeast (unicellular fungi)
Candida albicans
Cryptococcus neoformans
Tinea/Ptyriasis versicolor is caused by
Malaseezia furfur
Candida albicans
Cutaneous mycoses is
Dermatophytosis
Dermatomycosis
Both (Dermatophytosis and Dermatomycosis)
Dermatophytosis is caused by
Trichophyton rubrum
Epidermatophyton floccosum
Microsporum canis
All of the above
Dermatomycosis/Onychomycosis is caused by
Candida albicans
Mallaseezia furfur
Dermatophytosis disease mode of transmission is by
Zoophillic
Anthropophillic
Geophillic
All of the above
Symptoms of Dermatophytosis is
Ulceration
Blisters
Singles
Circular ring shaped patches of alopecia with erythema
Most of the dermatophytes
show fluorescence under UV light with wood's lamp
not show fluorescence under UV light with wood's lamp
Dermatophytosis examined easily and quickly by
Culturing
Direct microscopy
Dermatophytosis causative agents are mainly examined by
Lacto-phenol cotton blue stain
Gram stain
Epidermophyton species has
Macroconidia
Microconidia
Macroconidia with smooth walled
Microsporum species has
Macroconidia
Microconidia
Rough walled macroconidia and microconidia both
Trichophyton species has
Macroconidia only
Microconidia only
Smooth walled Macroconidia and drop or peg shaped microconidia
Malassezia furfur is cultured on
Dixon agar
Nutrient agar
Dermatophytes are cultured on
Sabouraud's agar
Nutrient agar
Dermatophytosis is treated by
Fluconazole
Penicillin
Amoxiclav
Cutaneous mycoses common treatment strategy is
topical azole creams/ointments/lotions
oils
oral antibiotics
