Question 13

(Multiple Choice)

A patient has a dry, scaly, erythematous penis. Skin scales stained with calcofluor white show fluorescent blue-white yeasts and a few pseudohyphae. What is the causative agent of this dermatophytic look-alike?


A) Candida
B) Trichosporon
C) Trichophyton
D) Malassezia
E) Microsporum

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