2005, Number 2
Rev Cent Dermatol Pascua 2005; 14 (2)
White piedra. A case report
Torres GS, Padilla MC, Paulino BR, Sánchez DL
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 108-111
PDF size: 87.39 Kb.
ABSTRACT
White piedra is a superficial mycosis, asymptomatic illness, unusual or maybe under-diagnosed, whose etiologic agent is Trichosporon beigelii. We expose the case of an 8 year old school girl with diagnosis of white piedra and a brief review of the literature has been made.
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