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Case Report
White piedera in Delhi
JS Pasricha, PK Nigam, Uma Banerjee
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Correspondence Address:
J S Pasricha
Correspondence Address:
J S Pasricha
| How to cite this article: Pasricha J S, Nigam P K, Banerjee U. White piedera in Delhi. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1990;56:56-57 |
Copyright: (C)1990 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
A 19 year old girl developed asymptomatic, hard, yellowish, 1-2 mm nodules adhering to the shafts of her scalp hairs. Microscopic examination of a nodule in 10% KOH re a greenish-tinged mycelium, with arthrovo and blastopores. Culture of the hair on Sabouraud's deidrose agar medium r Trichosporon beigelii.Treatment with 1% clotrimazale aidplied oA the h.aris once a day led to disappearance of the nodules in 4 weeks. is our second case of piedra from a non-endemic area.
Keywords: Piedra, White, Non-endemic area
