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Case Report
Abstract
White Piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair caused by Trichosporon asahii. It
is also known as trichomycosis nodosa or trichomycosis nodularis. We report two cases of
White Piedra in a mother and her daughter for the rarity of such occurrence.
Key words: Topical terbinafine 1%, Trichosporon spp, White Piedra
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.58559
Introduction
Figure 2: KOH 10% wet mount of the affected hairs showed septate
hyaline hyphae arranged perpendicular to the hair shaft
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