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Dermatophytes

• Specimen: Skin Scraping

• Stain: KOH

• Magnification: x400


Structure: Unstained preparation of KOH showing beaded or spherical arthroconidia in chains, within septate hyphae, dermatophytes are known to produce arthroconida in the infected area of the host. Since the KOH preparation is unstained, a high rate of false positive and negative results are produced by inexperienced staff.

 

 

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