White piedra: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
By Dr. Hannah Yamamoto, MD · · Infectious Disease
This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Infectious Disease service line explains white piedra in plain language.
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Topic: white piedra. A superficial mycosis that is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by Trichosporon beigelii. Infected hairs develop soft greyish-white nodules along the shaft.
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