Open AccessTrichosporon inkin and Trichosporon mucoides as unusual causes of white piedra of scalp hair
Author(s) -
U Tendolkar,
Alka Shinde,
Sujata Baveja,
Rachita Dhurat,
Meghana Phiske
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.136896
Subject(s) - trichosporon , scalp , hair shaft , dermatology , inertinite , white (mutation) , medicine , chemistry , hair follicle , yeast , mineralogy , biochemistry , gene , petrography , maceral
White piedra of scalp hair is considered a rare entity. We report three cases of this disorder all of whom presented with nodules on the hair. Potassium hydroxide preparations of the hair revealed clustered arthrospores and mature, easily detachable nodules. Cultures grew Trichosporon inkin in 2 patients and Trichosporon mucoides in one patient. Both these fungi are unusual causes of white piedra.