Open AccessNodules on the hair: A rare case of mixed piedra
Author(s) -
Swapna S Khatu,
Shital Poojary,
Niranjan G Nagpur
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.130421
Subject(s) - scalp , hair shaft , hair disease , dermatology , medicine , hair follicle
Piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft characterized by nodules along the hair shaft. Black piedra affects the scalp hair more frequently than white piedra. Occurrence of both types of piedra simultaneously in a patient is extremely rare. We describe here a rare case of mixed piedra of scalp hair.