Showing posts with label Fungal Infections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fungal Infections. Show all posts

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Candidiasis

Candidiasis


Common normal flora, but it may become an opportunistic pathogen widespread in patients with AIDS and other immunosuppressed patients. Mucocutaneous candidiasis occurs on the vulva, anus,
breast or groin folds. Superficial denuded beefy red areas with or without scattered satellite vesicopustules with marginal scaling. Microscopic examination with 10% KOH reveals budding spores and short hyphae.
source By handbook of Skin Disease 
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Friday, February 20, 2015

Tinea Versicolor

Tinea Versicolor


Asymptomatic to mildly itchy macules that scale readily on scraping. Lesions, usually occur on the
trunk, but may appear on upper arms, neck, face, and groin. Caused by a yeast organism, Pityrosporum orbiculare. Altered pigmentation can be very subtle to obvious, both hypo and

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Tinea Capitis

Tinea Capitis

Along with hair loss, the scalp surface shows seborrheic dermatitis-like scaling, impetigo-like crusting, pustules, inflammatory nodules or kerion. Identify tinea with KOH culture onto a fungal media. No longer a disease confined to children. If infection suspected, all family members should be examined.

Source By Handbook Of Skin Disease
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