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Cutaneous Fungal Infections
oDermatophytosis - "ringworm" disease of
the nails, hair, and/or stratum corneum of the
skin caused by fungi called dermatophytes.
oDermatomycosis - more general name for
any skin disease caused by a fungus.
DERMATOPHYTES
DERMATOPHYTES
• Microsporum - infections on skin and hair
(M-N-No Nails)
• Epidermophyton - infections on skin and
nails (not the cause of TINEA CAPITIS)
• Trichophyton - infections on skin, hair, and
nails.
• Epidermophyton- E. floccosum
• Microsporum- M.canis
• M. gypseum
• Trichophyton-T. rubrum
• T. mentagrophytes
• T. verrucosum
• T.violaceum
Major sources of ringworm
infection
Warm damp areas (e.g., tropics, moisture
accumulation in clothing and shoes).
• Schools, military camps, prisons.
• Animals (e.g., dogs, cats, cattle, poultry,
etc.).
Clinical manifestations of ringworm
infections are called different names on
basis of location of infection sites
• tinea capitis - ringworm infection of
the head, scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes
• tinea favosa - ringworm infection of
the scalp (crusty hair)
• tinea corporis - ringworm infection of
the body (smooth skin)
• tinea cruris - ringworm infection of the
groin (jock itch)
• tinea unguium - ringworm infection of the
nails
• tinea barbae - ringworm infection of the
beard
• tinea manuum - ringworm infection of the
hand
• tinea pedis - ringworm infection of the foot
(athlete's foot)
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF RINGWORM
• tinea pedis - Athletes' foot infection
• between toes or toe webs (releasing of clear fluid) - 4th and
5th toes are most common.
• Soreness and itching of any part of the foot.
• Fungi probably transmitted host to host through infected
squames; flat, keratinised, dead cells shed from the
outermost layer of a stratified squamous epithelium.
• Three causal agents, T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, and
Epidermophyton floccosum
Tinea Pedis – Athlete’s Foot Infection
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF RINGWORM
• Allergic reactions are sometimes associated with tinea
pedis and other ringworm infections.
• dermatophytid - an "id" allergic reaction.
• toxins get into blood stream and reaches a
site other than the site of infection.
• blistering occurs on fingers and hands.
• treat the primary site of infection where the
antigen is being produced.
• treat secondary site - blisters.
Dermatophytid Reaction
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF RINGWORM
• tinea corporis - body ringworm
• Generally restricted to stratum corneum of the smooth skin.
• Produces concentric or ring-like lesions on skin
• Severe cases -raised and inflamed.
•
• All forms of tinea corporis caused by T. rubrum, T.
mentagrophytes, T. tonsurans, M. canis, and M. audouinii...
• Transmission - infected scales hyphae or arthroconidia on
the skin.
- direct contact between infected humans or
animals, by fomites
• Normally resolves itself in several months.
Tinea corporis – body ringworm
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF RINGWORM
SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT
• tinea cruris - ringworm of the groin and surrounding
region
• More common in men
• Infection seen on scrotum and inner thigh, the penis is
usually not infected.
• Epidemics associated with grouping of people into tight
quarters - athletic teams, troops, ship crews, inmates of
institutions.
• Several causes of tinea cruris include T. rubrum (does not
normally survive long periods outside of host), E. flocossum
(usually associate with epidemics because resistant
arthroconidia in skin scales can survive for years on rugs,
shower stalls, locker room floors), T. mentagrophytes
Tinea Cruris – Jock Itch
Tinea Unguium – Nail Infection
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF RINGWORM
• tinea capitis - ringworm of the scalp, eyebrows and
eyelashes
• Cause- Microsporum and Trichophyton.
• Fungus grows into hair follicle.
•
• Ectothrix infection - fragmentation of mycelium into conidia
(called arthroconidia) around the hair shaft or just beneath
the cuticle with destruction of the cuticle. Caused by M.
audounii, M. canis
• Endothrix infection - arthroconidia formation occurs by
fragmentation of hyphae with the hair shaft with destruction
of the cuticle. T. tonsurans (most common cause).
• "Id" reaction may occur.
Ectothrix and Endothrix
Fluorescing hair (under Wood's
lamp) is seen in infection with
some dermatophytes
• FAVUS
• KERION.
• GREY PATCH
Tinea Capitis
Gray Patch
Lab Diagnosis
• Note the symptoms.
• Woods Lamp examination
• Sample- skin &nail scrappings (edge), plucked
hair
• Direct Microscopic examination of slides of skin
scrapings, nail scrapings, and hair with10 %
KOH
• branching hyaline septate hyphae
CULTURE
• SDA (with chloramphenicol &
cycloheximide)
• 25, 300 , 370 CX21 days
• DTM=25oC- red
• Hair Perforation test
• Urease test
DERMATOPHYTES
Distribution of Conidia
dermatophyte Macroconidia Microconidia
Trichophyton Rare, thin walled Abundant
Microsporum Numerous, thick walled,
rough
Rare
Epidermophyton Numerous,smooth
walled
Absent
Microsporum canis
Teleomorph: Arthroderma otae
http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/microsporum_canis.htm
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Microsporum/Microsporum_canis.html
Microsporum canis
Colony growth is rapid,
downy to wooly, cream to
yellow on the surface with a
yellow to yellow- orange
reverse.
Microconidia are club-shaped
but typically are absent.
Macroconidia are fusoid,
verrucose, and thick walled.
They have a recurved apex and
contain 5-15 cells.
Lab tests: hair perforation
test positive and urease
positive.
Infection in humans occurs on
the scalp and glabrous skin. It
is also a cause of ringworm in
cats and dogs.
Microsporum gypseum
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Microsporum/Microsporum_gypseum.htm
http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/microsporum_gypseum.htm
Microsporum gypseum
Colony growth is rapid, downy,
becoming powdery to granular,
cream, tawny-buff, or pale
cinnamon on the surface with a
beige to red-brown reverse.
Microconidia are moderately
abundant and club-shaped.
Macroconidia are abundant,
ellipsoidal to fusiform, sometimes
verrucose, and thin walled. They
typically contain 3-6 cells.
Lab tests: hair perforation test
positive and urease positive.
Infection in humans is found on
the scalp and glabrous skin; it is
more frequently isolated from the
soil and from the fur of small
rodents.
Epidermophyton floccosum
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Epidermophyton/
http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/epidermophyton.htm
Epidermophyton floccosum
Colony growth is slow,
powdery, with a yellow to
khaki surface color and
chamois to brown reverse.
Macroconidia are club
shaped, with thin smooth
walls and can be solitary or
grouped in clusters.
Chlamydospores are often
produced in large numbers.
Microconidia are absent.
Lab tests: hair perforation
test negative, urease
positive, growth at 37°C.
Infections are commonly
cutaneous, especially of the
groin or feet.
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Trichophyton/mentagrophytes.html
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Colony growth is moderately rapid,
powdery to granular, white to cream
colored on the surface with a yellowish,
brown or red-brown reverse.
 Microconidia are numerous,
unicellular, round to pyriform and found
in grape like clusters. Spiral hyphae are
often present.
Macroconidia are multiseptate, club-
shaped and often absent.
Lab tests: hair perforation test
positive, urease positive, growth at 37°C.
Infection is typically found on the feet,
hands, or groin, but can also be
associated with inflammatory lesions of
the scalp, nails, and beard.
Trichophyton rubrum
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Trichophyton/rubrum.htm
Hair Perforation Test
Trichophyton
mentagrophytes, Hair
perforation test is positive.
Trichophyton rubrum,
Hair perforation test is negative.
Perforations
• Urease Test
• T ment +
• T rubrum -
TREATMENT
• Mild- topical imidazole
• Severe- Oral- Griseofulvin or
Ketoconazole, itraconazole,fluconazole
• Skin- 4-6 wks
• Hair- 3-6 mths
• Nails – 1 yr
Test Your Knowledge
Answer
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Answer
Unknown 1
Colony growth is
rapid, downy to
wooly, cream to
yellow on the surface
with a yellow to
yellow- orange
reverse.
Answer
Unknown 2
Colony growth is
moderately rapid,
powdery to granular,
white to cream
colored on the
surface with a
yellowish, brown or
red-brown reverse.
Answer
Unknown 5
Colony growth is slow
to moderate, downy,
white on the surface
with a red to brown
reverse.
Answer
Unknown 6
Colony growth is rapid,
downy, becoming powdery
to granular, cream, tawny-
buff, or pale cinnamon on
the surface with a beige to
red-brown reverse.
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DERMATOPHYTES
• Trichophyton tonsurans
• Anthropophilic and on hair causes endothrix.
• Third most common cause of tinea capitis
• Other leading causes of tinea capitis are M.
audouinii (transmission is generally from child to
child) and M. canis (transmission is from animal
to human).
• Colonies whitish and folded.
• Colonies are yellowish-brown color on reverse of
colony.
• Microconidia are longer and larger than in T.
rubrum.
• Intercalary and terminal chlamydoconidia
common in older cultures.
• Macroconidia not common, irregular in form.
Trichophyton tonsurans
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Trichophyton/tonsurans.html
Trichophyton tonsurans
DERMATOPHYTES
• Trichophyton violaceum
• Attacks hair, scalp, skin and nails.
• Nail infections are persistent.
• Endothrix (black dot infection of scalp).
• Found in humans, rarely in animals.
• Disease has been reported in horses, cats, dogs, mice
and pigeons.
• Very slow growing in culture with a waxy appearance.
• Colony deep violent in color, purplish pigment diffuses into
media.
• Rarely produces microconidia and macroconidia.
• In culture this species requires thiamine for proper growth.
• Hyphae coarser in appearance than seen in other
dermatophytes.
• Chlamydoconidia are seen in culture.
Trichophyton violaceum
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Trichophyton/violaceum.html
DERMATOPHYTES
• Trichophyton verrucosum
• Associated with cattle ("barn itch").
• Large-spored ectothrix.
• Causes severer infections in humans on the scalp and
beard.
• Very slow growing, no pigment on reverse to yellow.
• Grows best at 37 C.
• On unenriched media - chains of chlamydoconidia and
antler-like hyphae.
• On thiamine-enriched media, produces many small
microconidia and occasionally macroconidia are
produced.
Trichophyton verrucosum
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Trichophyton/verrucosum.html
Trichophyton verrucosum
DERMATOPHYTES
• Trichophyton schoenleinii
• Endothrix infection of hair.
• Causes tinea favosa (cup-shaped crusts on scalp called
favus).
• tinea favosa may lead to alopecia or permanent
baldness.
• Colonies waxy to suede-like; off white in color.
• Colony may become convoluted from folds that develop
• No conidia (micro- or macro-) even on enriched media .
• Grows will at 37 C.
Trichophyton schoenleinii
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Trichophyton/schoenlenii.html
Trichophyton schoenleinii
DERMATOPHYTES
• Trichophyton ajelloi
• Teleomorph - Arthroderma uncinatum.
• Common soil dermatophilic fungus.
• Rarely causes infection in man or animals
(cattle, dogs, horses, squirrels).
• Readily isolated from soil by hair baiting.
• Cigar-shaped macroconidia with smooth
ends.
Trichophyton ajelloi

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