A 23 yr old male with a 3 yr history of pain and itching of thetoes of the feet and his left palm and fingers. Peeling and scalingwere observed on his feet and left palm. In the past three months,he has been training several hours a day for a triathlon.
1. What type of specimen would you collect to isolate theorganism and what type of reagent would be used for a directexamination to make the fungus easier to visualize?
2. What is this patient likely suffering from?
3. What organisms are typically associated with thisdisease?
4. Differentiate the likely organisms from each other bycreating a flow chart.
