Microscopy of hair affected by Trichophyton fungi. Features of detecting mycelial filaments and dermatophyte spores in a native preparation with 20% KOH.
Trichophytosis. Hair, magnification x400+zoom, KOH 20%
Material kindly provided by medical laboratory technician Dmitry Emelyanov.
Microscopic examination of a nail plate scraping with 20% KOH: detection of branching, septate mycelial threads in onychomycosis diagnosis.
Learn about Malassezia furfur, the causative agent of pityriasis versicolor: clinical presentation and microscopy of potassium hydroxide-treated skin scrapings.
Clinical manifestations of tinea capitis and microscopic characteristics of the causative agent Microsporum canis with spindle-shaped macroconidia.
