A patient presented with some unknown fungal infection. Microscopic examination revealed brown coloured spherical fungi with septate hyphae. Possible condition:: (A) Histolasmosis, (B) Chromblastomycosis, (C) Coccidioidomycosis, (D) Candida albicans
Answer is B. Dermatiaceous Fungus Involves skin & sub cutaneous tissues Sclerotic bodies seen in tissue biopsy Brown colored lobose bodies Aka medlar bodies Show copper penny appearance Examples - 1) Philophora 2) Cladosporium