Micro 62: Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses
This episode focuses on fungal infections confined primarily to the outer layers of skin, hair, and nails. Drawing from Murray’s Chapter 62, it examines how dermatophytes and superficial yeasts exploit keratinised tissues.
The narrative begins with dermatophytes - fungi such as Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton - which produce keratinases that allow them to colonise the stratum corneum. Disease patterns are named by anatomical location: tinea corporis, tinea pedis, tinea capitis, and onychomycosis.
The episode also addresses Malassezia species, associated with pityriasis…
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