SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES

Characteristic E.A M.E CULTURE

Pityriasis Brown scaly areas- Malassezia Cluster spherical Cream, yeast-like
versicolor light skin furfur(Pitysporum cells and short colonies
Light areas- dark orbiculare) unbranched
skin hyphae
Tinea nigra Brown to black Hortae Brown pigment, Black yeast
palmaris scaly patches on (Expophiala) branched, colonies grow as
palms of hands werneckii septated hyphae, olive green
budding yeast cells mycelium
OLDER COLONIES:
ANNELLIDS
Black Piedra Brown to black Piedraia hortae Hair with Black to dark
crusts on hair nodules: dark, brown colonies
shaft: scalp hair, septate thick-
rare axillary and walled hyphae
pubic hair with
SWELINGS
White piedra Light brown soft Trichosporon Hyaline hyphae, Cream-wrinkled
nodules: beard or beigelii rectangular
moustache arthroconidia,
occasional
blastocondia in
chain/ cluster

CUTANEOUS MYCOSES/DERMATOPHYTOSES

charx habitat M.E Culture

MIcrosporum Tinea capitis; anthropophilic Bizzare shaped Grow 2 weeks:
audouinii Hair&scalp macroconidia, cream, tan, light
terminalor intercalary
brown velvety
chlamydospore colony
Reverse: salmon
pink/ orange
brown
MIcrosporum Hair&scalp Zoophilic Curved tip Grow 1 week:
canis White/ buff
granular /
cottony bright
yellow periphery
Reverse: lemon
yellow/ yellow-
orange
MIcrosporum Rare cause Geophilic Macroc ellipsoidal Flat irregular
gypseum human animal roughsurface;Rounded fringed w/ coarse
infx ends powdery surface,
 buff cinnamon
color,
Reverse :
orange-brownish

M.E Colonies
Trichophyton mentagrophyts Spiral hyphae White granular and fluffy
Light yellow periphery
Reverse: buff to reddish brown
Trichophyton rubrum Small teardrop shape White downy to pink granular
Rugal folds
Reverse: Cherry red
Trichophyton tonsurans Balloon shaped White tan yellow/ rust suede-
like-powdery
Sunken/heaped center
Reverse: yellow-tan-rust red
Trichophyton verrucosum Large teardrop shape Glabrous velevety white colonies
Antler hyphae Reverse: yellow
Trichophyton schoenlenii Antler hyphae Irregular heaped
Smooth white-cream w/
Radiating grooves
Reverse: white