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piedra; trichosporosis

Classification: - black piedra - white piedra Pathology: - superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft - shaft is weakened by cuticular penetration Clinical manifestations: - asymptomatic - hair breaking

General

mycosis; fungal infection hair disease

References

  1. Wikipedia: Piedra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedra
  2. Schwartz RA and Elston DM Piedra http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1092330-overview