White piedra

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White piedra Classification and external resources
ICD-10	B36.2
ICD-9	111.2
DiseasesDB	31871
MeSH	D010854

White piedra (or tinea blanca) is a mycosis of the hair associated with Trichosporon beigelii and is characterized by nodules composed of hyphae that encompass hair shaft.

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• Overview at University of Adelaide
• DermAtlas 2062238337

v • d • e Mycoses (B35-B49, 110-118) Tinea: Dermatophytosis Tinea barbae/Tinea capitis (Kerion) - Tinea corporis (Ringworm) - Tinea cruris - Tinea manuum - Tinea pedis (Athlete's foot) - Tinea unguium/Onychomycosis Tinea: Other superficial mycoses Tinea versicolor - Tinea nigra - White piedra Dimorphic fungi Coccidioidomycosis - Histoplasmosis - Blastomycosis - Paracoccidioidomycosis - Sporotrichosis Other Candidiasis (Oral candidiasis) - Chromoblastomycosis - Aspergillosis - Cryptococcosis - Zygomycosis - Mycetoma (Eumycetoma, Maduromycosis, Actinomycetoma) - Lobo's disease - Pneumocystis pneumonia