Two cases of scalp white piedra caused by Trichosporon ovoides.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2009 May-June; 75(3): 293-295
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ABSTRACT
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.
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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2009
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