A 16-year-old male teenager is diagnosed with a fungal infection of his foot, which he acquired at the gym. This infection would most likely be classified as a(n) _______ mycosis
a. superficial
b. subcutaneous
c. systemic
d. opportunistic
A
The condition is most likely athlete's foot caused by a dermatophyte. The superficial, or cutane-ous, mycoses are fungal infections that involve the hair, skin, or nails without direct invasion of the deeper tissue. The fungi in this category include the dermatophytes—agents of ringworm, athlete's foot, and others—and agents of infections such as tinea, tinea nigra, and piedra. All of these infect keratinized tissues.
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