Dermatophytes infects: (A) Subcutaneous tissue, (B) Systemic organs, (C) Nails, hair and skin, (D) Superficial skin and deep tissue
Answer is C. Superficial mycosis - dermatophytes, malassezia furfur, Tinea nigra, black piedra, trichosporon beigelii. Subcutaneous mycosis - mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis, sporotrichosis, rhinosporidiosis. Systemic mycosis - blastomyces, paracoccidioides, histoplasma, coccidioides, cryptococcus. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Baveja; 4th edition