title: Clinical and mycological study of scalp white piedra in the State of Paraíba, Brazil.
abstract: White piedra is a superficial mycoses characterized by nodules on the hair shaft, caused by the basidiomycetous yeasts. In the present study, clinical and mycological findings of scalp white piedra caused by Trichosporon spp. are related. Twenty three cases of scalp white piedra were observed with a high incidence in women (87%) and preschool children from 2 to 6 (74%) years old. These groups presented a relationship of dependence with this infection. Despite the low socio-economic status, poor standards of hygiene, (48% of the patients) as well as the fact that 30.4% of the children shared the same nursery, these factors were not significant for the transmission of the mycosis. These were the first reports of scalp white piedra in João Pessoa city, Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, 58038-910, Brasil. pesqccs@ccs.ufpb.br
authors.forename: Zélia Braz Vieira da Silva
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Pontes
authors.forename: Adriano Lira
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Edeltrudes de Oliveira
authors.initials: Ede O
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima de Lacerda
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Neuza Maria Cavalcante
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Jozemar Pereira dos
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016010:Binomial Distribution; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010854:Piedra / Q000382:microbiology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*