Surrogate nits impregnated with white piedra--a case report.
White piedral spores packed inside empty pedicular nits were accidentally found on microscopic examination in a 42-year-old Indian woman who presented with hair loss. The diagnosis of piedra was confirmed on culture. She responded to topical 2% miconazole nitrate solution and manual removal of the nits. This is the first case report of pedicular nits found to be impregnated with spores of white piedra.
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, JLN Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai (Chattisgarh State), India. draghorpade@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000150:complications*; D010374:Pediculus; D010854:Piedra / Q000150:complications*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D014250:Trichosporon