TABLE 2.

Superficial/cutaneous mycoses, causative organisms, and common clinical features (4, 10, 11, 15).

Tissue	Infection	Cause	Clinical features
Hair	Black Piedra	Piedraia hortae	Dark hard nodules on the hair shaft
	White Piedra	Trichosporon yeasts	Soft white nodules on the hair shaft
	Tinea capitis	Dermatophytes mostly Trichophyton and Microsporum species	Scaling, itch, erythema, hair loss, broken hair at or just above the scalp surface, can lead to an inflammatory kerion lesion
Nail	Tinea unguium	Dermatophytes—mostly Trichophyton and Epidermophyton species	Discolouration, streaking, hyperkeratosis
	Onychomycosis	Generic term for any fungal cause—mould or yeast	Discolouration, streaking, hyperkeratosis, paronychia, onycholysis
	Candida	Candida species	Paronychia, onycholysis, discolouration
Skin	Tinea	Dermatophyte species	Scaling, erythema, presence of a raised leading edge with some healing behind. Itch
	Candida	Candida species	Scaling, erythema, maceration, satellite lesions forming away from lesion edge, may be sore
	Pityriasis versicolor	Malassezia species	Scaling, hypo/hyper pigmentation. Itch
	Tinea nigra	Hortea werneckii	Scaling, dark discolouration