White Piedra - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Samuel Freire da Silva, MD

Diagnosis

white piedra

Body Site

hair scalp

Age

25 years

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Color

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Comments

This 25-year-old woman noted increasing numbers of white spots on her scalp hairs 2 weeks earlier. Examination of the hair shafts showed multiple white nodules completely encircling the hair shafts. The culture grew yellowish to cream fluffy colonies typical of Trichosporon species. Groin, axillary and less commonly scalp hair can be involved.

Description

fluffy white to cream colored colonies

Image Added

5/12/2003 23:05:08

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