A Patient with Very Pale Patches on His Arms and Legs

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient with very pale patches on his arms and legs is examined at his physician's office. His physician orders a fungal culture. The fungus shows a "spaghetti-and-meatball" appearance on the direct smear. What organism is it?

• A) Microsporum canis
• B) Malassezia furfur
• C) Trichophyton rubrum
• D) Epidermophyton floccosum

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