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Human Disease

white piedra

Term ID
DOID:13902
Synonyms
  • Tinea blanca
Definition
A superficial mycosis that is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by Trichosporon beigelii. Infected hairs develop soft greyish-white nodules along the shaft. http://mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Mycoses/Superficial/White_piedra/
References
  • ICD10CM:B36.2
  • ICD9CM:111.2
  • MESH:D010854
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:266218008
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:35586003
  • UMLS_CUI:C0031898
  • UMLS_CUI:C0040249
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:13902 )
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