White piedra
Last Updated: 2020-07-21
ICD11: 1F2D.2
Last Updated: 2020-07-21
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: 1F2D.2
Beigel 1869.
Trichomycosis nodosa, Piedra alba, Trichosporose.
Hair shaft infection by the saprophytic yeast fungus, Trichosporon beigelii.
Especially in the subtropics.
Pathogens:
In the area of the head, beard and armpit hair. Inguinal infestation.