Clinical and mycological study of scalp white piedra in the State of Paraíba, Brazil

White piedra is a superficial mycoses characterized by nodules on the hair shaft, caused by the basidiomycetous yeasts. In the present study, clinical and mycological findings of scalp white piedra caused by Trichosporon spp. are related. Twenty three cases of scalp white piedra were observed with a...

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Main Authors: Zélia Braz Vieira da Silva Pontes, Adriano Lira Ramos, Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima, Maria de Fátima de Lacerda Guerra, Neuza Maria Cavalcante Oliveira, Jozemar Pereira dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000500028