A fungal infection found mostly in the tropics and temperate regions is characterized by the development of soft,yellow or pale-brown aggregations around hair shafts in the axillary,facial,genital,and scalp regions.The fungus that would most likely be isolated is:
A) Candida.
B) Malassezia.
C) Cryptococcus.
D) Trichosporon.
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