Piedra

Medical condition
Piedra
Other namesTrichosporosis[1]: 312 
SpecialtyDermatology

Piedra is a hair disease caused by a fungus, which causes formation of nodules on the hair shaft.[2][3]

Types include:[citation needed]

  • White piedra
  • Black piedra

References

  1. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ^ "Piedra" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. ^ Veasey JV, Avila RB, Miguel BAF, Muramatu LH. White piedra, black piedra, tinea versicolor, and tinea nigra: contribution to the diagnosis of superficial mycosis. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 May-Jun;92(3):413-416. doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176018 PMID 29186263

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Classification
D
  • ICD-9-CM: 111.2-111.3
  • MeSH: D010854
  • SNOMED CT: 402135006
External resources
  • eMedicine: derm/788
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Fungal infection and mesomycetozoea
Superficial and
cutaneous
(dermatomycosis):
Tinea = skin;
Piedra (exothrix/
endothrix) = hair
Ascomycota
Dermatophyte
(Dermatophytosis)
By location
By organism
Other
Basidiomycota
Subcutaneous,
systemic,
and opportunistic
Ascomycota
Dimorphic
(yeast+mold)
Onygenales
Other
Yeast-like
Mold-like
Basidiomycota
Zygomycota
(Zygomycosis)
Mucorales
(Mucormycosis)
Entomophthorales
(Entomophthoramycosis)
Microsporidia
(Microsporidiosis)
Mesomycetozoea
Ungrouped