Abstract
White piedra is a fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by Trichosporon beigelii. A synergistic coryneform bacterial infection is often present with Tbeigelii. White piedra, although not commonly reported to infect scalp hair in North America, is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of scalp hair concretions. We report a case of white piedra of scalp hair with synergistic coryneform bacterial infection in two sisters, both US natives. Culture and light and electronmicroscopic evidence of the synergistic infection are presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 746-749 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2003 |
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White piedra : Further evidence of a synergistic infection. / Youker, Summer R.; Andreozzi, Robert J.; Appelbaum, Peter C.; Credito, Kim; Miller, Jeffrey J.
In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol. 49, No. 4, 01.10.2003, p. 746-749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - White piedra
T2 - Further evidence of a synergistic infection
AU - Youker, Summer R.
AU - Andreozzi, Robert J.
AU - Appelbaum, Peter C.
AU - Credito, Kim
AU - Miller, Jeffrey J.
PY - 2003/10/1
Y1 - 2003/10/1
N2 - White piedra is a fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by Trichosporon beigelii. A synergistic coryneform bacterial infection is often present with Tbeigelii. White piedra, although not commonly reported to infect scalp hair in North America, is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of scalp hair concretions. We report a case of white piedra of scalp hair with synergistic coryneform bacterial infection in two sisters, both US natives. Culture and light and electronmicroscopic evidence of the synergistic infection are presented.
AB - White piedra is a fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by Trichosporon beigelii. A synergistic coryneform bacterial infection is often present with Tbeigelii. White piedra, although not commonly reported to infect scalp hair in North America, is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of scalp hair concretions. We report a case of white piedra of scalp hair with synergistic coryneform bacterial infection in two sisters, both US natives. Culture and light and electronmicroscopic evidence of the synergistic infection are presented.
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U2 - 10.1067/S0190-9622(03)00459-6
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VL - 49
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JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
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