1.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
; 2016 May-June; 82(3): 335-337
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-178214
2.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
; 2009 May-June; 75(3): 293-295
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-140353
RESUMO
White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft, caused by Trichosporon beigelii . We report two cases of white piedra presenting as brown palpable nodules along the hair shaft with a fragility of scalp hairs. T. beigelii was demonstrated in hair culture of both the patients and T. ovoides as a species was confirmed on carbohydrate assimilation test. The first patient responded to oral itraconazole and topical ketoconazole, with a decrease in the palpability of nodules and fragility of scalp hairs at the end of two months.