White piedra and Trichosporon beigelii carriage in homosexual men.
Trichosporon beigelii was isolated from the anal region in 45 (13%) of 343 Danish homosexual men. T. beigelii was also present on the scrotal skin of six anal carriers who were accessible for re-examination, and white piedra of the genital hair was observed in two cases. Because T. beigelii may cause systemic infections in compromised hosts it may pose a threat to homosexuals infected by HTLVIII/LAV virus.
D001003:Anal Canal / Q000382:microbiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003718:Denmark; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010854:Piedra / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000382:microbiology; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification