A 7-year-old boy with no significant past medical history presents with a single pruritic, scaly lesion on his arm. He recently returned from a farm visit where he played with kittens. Wood lamp examination shows no fluorescence. Culture grows a fungus with characteristic spores arranged like a crown. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. A)Epidermophyton floccosum infection
  2. B)Candida albicans infection
  3. C)Trichophyton tonsurans infection
  4. D)Microsporum canis infectionGABARITO
  5. E)Malassezia furfur infection

Explicação

Microsporum canis is a zoophilic dermatophyte transmitted from cats and dogs. It causes tinea corporis with scaly lesions and is acquired from animal contact. Spores arranged in a crown pattern ('ectothrix') are characteristic. Some strains fluoresce blue-gree... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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