Nodules on the hair: a rare case of mixed piedra.
Piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft characterized by nodules along the hair shaft. Black piedra affects the scalp hair more frequently than white piedra. Occurrence of both types of piedra simultaneously in a patient is extremely rare. We describe here a rare case of mixed piedra of scalp hair.
Department of Dermatology, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Narhe, Pune, India.
Swapna S
SS
Khatu
Department of Dermatology, K.J. Somaiya Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Shital Amin
SA
Poojary
Department of Dermatology, K.J. Somaiya Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Niranjan G
NG
Nagpur
Black; mixed; piedra; white