Trichosporon beigelii infection presenting as white piedra and onychomycosis in the same patient.
Trichosporon beigelii is a fungal organism that causes white piedra and has occasionally been implicated as a nail pathogen. We describe a patient with both hair and nail changes associated with T. beigelii.
Elmer
Kathleen B
KB
Department of Dermatology, Brooke Army Medical Center and Willford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Elston
Dirk M
DM
Libow
Lester F
LF
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010854:Piedra / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D003022:Clotrimazole