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ArticleMycopathologia2016

An Unusual Case of White Piedra Due to Trichosporon inkin Mimicking Trichobacteriosis.

Kaiwen Zhuang, Xin Ran, Yaling Dai, Jiaoqing Tang, Qin Yang, Sushmita Pradhan, Yuping Ran

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Article in Mycopathologia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. First report of white piedra caused by Cutaneotrichosporon debeurmannianum.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kaiwen ZhuangDepartment of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Yuping Ran. No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Xin RanDepartment of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Yuping Ran. No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Yaling DaiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jiaoqing TangDepartment of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Yuping Ran. No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Qin YangDepartment of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Yuping Ran. No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Sushmita PradhanDepartment of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Yuping Ran. No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Yuping RanDepartment of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Yuping Ran. No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China. ranyuping@vip.sina.com.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

White piedra is a superficial mycosis characterized by soft, white-to-tan, irregular nodules attached to the hair shafts. A 36-year-old man presented with small lumps in his pubic hair, without any other symptoms. The clinical features were suggestive of trichobacteriosis. Pathology analysis of the infected hair revealed that the concretions surrounding the hair shaft were full of fungal elements, parts of which had invaded into the cuticle. Culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar grew creamy, yellow-white colonies identified as Trichosporon inkin by the sequence of the nuclear ribosomal intergenic spacer region. The condition was treated by shaving the pubic hair and administering antifungal therapy (oral itraconazole and topical ketoconazole).

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AdultAntifungal AgentsDiagnosis, DifferentialDNA, FungalDNA, Ribosomal SpacerEnzymesHistocytochemistryHumansMaleMicrobiological TechniquesMicroscopyPiedraSequence Analysis, DNATreatment OutcomeTrichosporonTrichosporonosisAntifungal AgentsDNA, FungalDNA, Ribosomal SpacerEnzymesDermoscopyFungal cultureTrichobacteriosisTrichosporon inkinWhite piedra

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