Lab test interpretation
Sputum Microscopy: Yeast-Like Fungi and Pseudomycelium
Detection of Candida yeast-like fungi and pseudomycelial filaments during sputum smear microscopy. Morphological signs and diagnosis of candidiasis.
Tag
Mycosis
Lab test interpretation
Skin Scrape Microscopy for Mycosis Diagnosis
Microscopic examination of skin scales in mycosis: identifying mycelial threads and fungal spores in a native preparation at 200x magnification.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
A veterinary clinical case: elongated micro-objects, approximately 23 µm, found in dog feces during enteropathy under therapy.
Lab test interpretation
Arthroconidia in Skin and Nail Scrapings in Mycoses
Microscopic view of arthroconidia and sporulated mycelium in 20% KOH preparations from skin and nail mycoses caused by dermatophytes.
Lab test interpretation
Fungal Mycelium in Skin Scraping: KOH Microscopy
Microscopic examination of a skin scraping treated with potassium hydroxide (KOH). Detection of branching pathogenic fungal mycelium at 400x magnification.
Lab test interpretation
Fungal Mycelium in Nail Scraping for Onychomycosis
Microscopic image of fungal mycelium in a foot nail scraping, suspected onychomycosis. Features of slide preparation with alkali treatment.
Laboratory methods
Microscopy of Hair in Microsporia: KOH Preparation
Microscopic diagnosis of tinea capitis (Microsporum) in 20% KOH solution: morphology of spores around hair in dermatophytosis.
Parasitology
Fungal Mycelium in Nail Scraping for Onychomycosis Diagnosis
Microscopic examination of a nail plate scraping with 20% KOH: detection of branching, septate mycelial threads in onychomycosis diagnosis.
Parasitology
Microscopic Examination of Hair in Trichophytosis
Microscopy of hair affected by Trichophyton fungi. Features of detecting mycelial filaments and dermatophyte spores in a native preparation with 20% KOH.
Clinical cases
Microsporum canis and Alternaria Macroconidia in Culture
Microscopic examination of dermatophyte culture: differentiating Microsporum canis macroconidia from Alternaria mold in veterinary practice.
Parasitology
Malassezia furfur: Diagnosis of Pityriasis Versicolor
Learn about Malassezia furfur, the causative agent of pityriasis versicolor: clinical presentation and microscopy of potassium hydroxide-treated skin scrapings.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi in Skin Scrapings: Microscopic Examination
Microscopic examination of skin scrapings reveals yeast-like fungi among epidermal scales, crucial for laboratory diagnosis of mycoses.