Two cases of scalp white piedra caused by Trichosporon ovoides.
White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft, caused by Trichosporon beigelii . We report two cases of white piedra presenting as brown palpable nodules along the hair shaft with a fragility of scalp hairs. T. beigelii was demonstrated in hair culture of both the patients and T. ovoides as a species was confirmed on carbohydrate assimilation test. The first patient responded to oral itraconazole and topical ketoconazole, with a decrease in the palpability of nodules and fragility of scalp hairs at the end of two months.
Department of Dermatology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion Mumbai-400 022, India. swagatatambe@gmail.com
Swagata A
SA
Tambe
S Rachita
SR
Dhurat
Chaya A
CA
Kumar
Preeti
P
Thakare
Nitin
N
Lade
Hemangi
H
Jerajani
Meenakshi
M
Mathur
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010854:Piedra / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012535:Scalp / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014250:Trichosporon; D055815:Young Adult
D000935:Antifungal Agents