Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. A ringworm infection of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes
_______2. An infection of the palms of the hands and, less commonly, the neck and feet caused by Hortaea werneckii
_______3. An infection of scalp hair and, less commonly, eyebrows and eyelashes caused by Piedraia hortae
_______4. An infection of moustache, beard, pubic, and axilla hair, usually caused by Trichosporon beigelii
_______5. A ringworm infection of the soles and between the toes


A) Black piedra
B) White piedra
C) Tinea nigra
D) Tinea capitis
E) Tinea pedis


1. D) Tinea capitis
2. C) Tinea nigra
3. A) Black piedra
4. B) White piedra
5. E) Tinea pedis

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