| White piedra | |
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| Other names | Tinea blanca |
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| Specialty | Infectious disease |
White piedra (or tinea blanca) is a mycosis of the hair[1] caused by several species of fungi in the genus Trichosporon. It is characterized by soft nodules composed of yeast cells and arthroconidia that encompass hair shafts.
- ^ Pontes ZB, Ramos AL, Lima Ede O, Guerra Mde F, Oliveira NM, Santos JP (July 2002). "Clinical and mycological study of scalp white piedra in the State of Paraíba, Brazil" (PDF). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 97 (5): 747–50. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762002000500028. PMID 12219146.