[Direct mycologic examination in superficial cutaneous mycoses].

The diagnosis of superficial cutaneous mycoses is firstly performed by direct microscopic exam of the pathologic specimen. The specimen needs to be correctly harvested, in a sufficient amount, from the active zones, before the application of treatment and be well performed in order to obtain a correct diagnosis. The presence of micelian filaments or of the levuric cells in the investigated material confirms the diagnosis of mycosis, without precising the involved specia. Only by correctly progressing through successive stages of diagnosis a conclusive result may be obtained.