[White piedra. Report of a case].
The most common superficial mycosis caused by Trichosporon beigelii is white piedra. We report a 18 years old male that had in several hairs of the scalp, white-yellowish nodules of 1 mm diameter, agglutinated or forming chains, even forming threads, with a greasy aspect. Trichosporon beigelii was identified in cultures. Oral and topical antimycotics were prescribed and the patient was lost from follow up.
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Instituto de Microbiología Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
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D000293:Adolescent; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010854:Piedra / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D017964:Itraconazole; D015725:Fluconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole