Two cases of scalp white piedra caused by Trichosporon ovoides. Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology [Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol] Journal article | | Title | Two cases of scalp white piedra caused by Trichosporon ovoides. | | Author(s) | Tambe SA, Dhurat SR, Kumar CA, Thakare P, Lade N, Jerajani H, Mathur M | | Institution | Department of Dermatology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion Mumbai-400 022, India. swagatatambe@gmail.com | | Source | Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2009 May-Jun; 75(3):293-5. | | 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. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19439885 |
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