Dermatophytes primarily involves _______:: (A) Stratum corneum, (B) Stratum granulosum, (C) Stratum basale, (D) Stratum spinosum
Answer is A. Ans. A. Stratum corneumDermatophytes infect and survive only in the dead keratin layers of skin (stratum corneum), hair and nails as they are keratinophilic.