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Nodules on the Hair: a Rare Case of Mixed Piedra

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Journal Int J Trichology
Date 2014 Apr 30
PMID 24778538
Citations 2
Authors
Swapna S Khatu
Shital Amin Poojary
Niranjan G Nagpur
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Abstract

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.

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