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All of the following are caused by dermatophytes except:

A
Madura foot
B
Athlete's foot
C
Athlete's foot
D
Favus
High-Yield Explanation
Answer: (A) Madura foot "Madura foot(eumycetoma or nadurantycosis) is caused by fungi- scedosporium, madurella mycetomatis and M.grisea, acremonium spp., exophiala spp., aspergillus spp. fusarium spp.""Favus: A chronic type of ringworm in which dense crusts (scutula) develop in the hair follicles, leading to alopecia and scattering."Kerlon: Severe boggy lesions with marked inflammatory reaction that sometimes develops in scalp infection due to dermatophyte s"

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