Multiple choice

Which of the following causes black painless spot on palms and soles?

  1. Tinea nigra - Hortaea werneckii

  2. Tinea unguium - Trichophyton species

  3. Tinea pedis - Trichophyton species

  4. Tinea versicolor - Malassezia species

  5. Tinea cruris - Epidermophyton floccosum
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Explanation

Hortaea werneckii causes tinea nigra. Its symptoms appear on the palms and soles as a black painless spot.

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