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The mycelium consists of elongated, cylindrical 

 articulations, which find their way among the cells of 

 the epidermis, especially in the vicinity of the edges 

 of the patch, and may penetrate deeply into the dermis 

 (Fig. 25). Some of the shorter filaments terminate in 



Fig. 25. Transverse section of skin, on the level of a spot of ringworm : a, epidermis ; 

 b. superficial layer of dermis ; c, deep layer of the dermis ; d d' mycelium with 

 spores. 



chaplets of spores, which are successively detached 

 from the stem ; they are therefore found detached in 

 large numbers in the midst of the epidermic cells. 

 The centre of the patch is occupied by one or more still 



