Dermatophyes affect -: (A) Keratin, (B) Dermis of skin, (C) Stratum basal, (D) Stratum spongiosum
Answer is A. Dermatophytes is is the superficial fungal infection of the keratinised tissue commonly called tinea. they are keratophilic organisms invade dead tissue- stratum corneum skin, hair and nails iadvl textbook of dermatology page 252