White piedra on pediatric scalp: A case report [PDF]
IDCasesThis case report describes a rare fungal infection, piedra alba, in a 5-year-old female initially misdiagnosed. Treatment with 2 % ketoconazole shampoo led to significant regression within a week, without the need for hair cutting.
Celia Antônia Xavier De Moraes Alves
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Antifungal susceptibility profile of Trichosporon inkin: About three cases of White Piedra [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023 Trichosporon spp. usually cause systemic or superficial infections. Three cases of White Piedra produced by Trichosporon inkin are described. The in vitro antifungal activity to fluconazole, amphotericin B, ketoconazole and caspofungin against the three ...
Laura Francisca Campo Polanco +2 more
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White piedra: fungal extracellular matrix formation and its importance in pathogenesis. An ultrastructural study [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros De DermatologiaBackground: White piedra is a disease caused by some species of the genus Trichosporon. A case of white piedra was investigated, whose molecular examination identified Cutaneotrichosporon (Trichosporon) debeurmannianum as the causative agent.
Thales Moura De Assis +2 more
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A rare case of coinfection with white piedra and pediculosis capitis [PDF]
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2017 Anita Vijay +3 more
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White piedra, black piedra, tinea versicolor, and tinea nigra: contribution to the diagnosis of superficial mycosis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017 Superficial mycoses are fungal infections restricted to the stratum corneum and to the hair shafts, with no penetration in the epidermis; they are: white piedra, black piedra, tinea versicolor, and tinea nigra.
John Verrinder Veasey +3 more
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White piedra in a mother and daughter.
Int J Trichology, 2009 White Piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair caused by Trichosporon asahii. It is also known as trichomycosis nodosa or trichomycosis nodularis. We report two cases of White Piedra in a mother and her daughter for the rarity of such occurrence.
Roshan AS, Janaki C, Parveen B.
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White piedra and pediculosis capitis in the same patient Piedra branca e pediculose capitis no mesmo paciente [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012 White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon. It is characterized by nodules on the hair shaft. Pediculosis capitis is caused by Pediculus humanus var. capitis of the suborder Anoplura.
Silvio Alencar Marques +2 more
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A Case of Scalp White Piedra Caused by Trichosporon Ovoides. [PDF]
Int J Trichology, 2019 White piedra also known as trichomycosis nodularis or trichomycosis nodosa is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by Trichosporon asahii. We are reporting a case of white piedra in a female for the rarity of such occurrence.
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Morphological and biochemical characterization of the aetiological agents of white piedra [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 The Trichosporon genus is constituted by many species, of which Trichosporon ovoides and Trichosporon inkin are the causative agents of white piedra. They can cause nodules in genital hair or on the scalp.
Alba Regina Magalhães +3 more
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A rare case of white piedra caused by Candida orthopsilosis. [PDF]
BMC Infect DisAbstract Objectives White piedra (WP) is a fungal infection that affects hair shafts, resulting in the formation of soft nodules that can be white, gray, or brown. While it was initially believed to be caused by Trichosporon beigelii, genetic analysis has reclassified Trichosporon inkin, T. ovoides, and T.
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