title: Trichosporon beigelii infection presenting as white piedra and onychomycosis in the same patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Brooke Army Medical Center and Willford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Elmer
authors.forename: Dirk M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elston
authors.forename: Lester F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Libow
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D003022:Clotrimazole