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White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon. It is characterized by nodules on the hair shaft. Pediculosis capitis is caused by Pediculus humanus var. capitis of the suborder Anoplura. Whereas pediculosis is a common infestation, clinical reports of white piedra are rare. Molecular biology procedures identified T. inkin as the agent of white piedra in this case report. The authors present associations between the two diseases in the same patient in order to highlight their clinical differences.Piedra branca é micose superficial causada pelo gênero Trichosporon e caracterizada por nódulos aderidos à haste do pelo. Pediculose capitis é causada pelo Pediculus humanus var. capitis pertencente à subordem Anoplura. Enquanto que a pediculose é enfermidade comum, relatos clínicos de piedra branca são raros. Técnicas de biologia molecular identificaram o agente de piedra branca do presente relato como T.inkin. Os autores apresentam associação de ambas as infestações no mesmo paciente para salientar seus aspectos clínicos distintos.

Submitted by Guilherme Lemeszenski (guilherme@nead.unesp.br) on 2013-08-22T19:02:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 S0365-05962012000500023.pdf: 178659 bytes, checksum: 92f44eef0c1f427cbad46207333a199e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2013-08-22T19:02:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 S0365-05962012000500023.pdf: 178659 bytes, checksum: 92f44eef0c1f427cbad46207333a199e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-01 Made available in DSpace on 2013-09-30T20:03:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 S0365-05962012000500023.pdf: 178659 bytes, checksum: 92f44eef0c1f427cbad46207333a199e (MD5) S0365-05962012000500023.pdf.txt: 5779 bytes, checksum: d0dd10972b34cb286bf432de9c66f1ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-01 Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-20T15:16:17Z No. of bitstreams: 2 S0365-05962012000500023.pdf: 178659 bytes, checksum: 92f44eef0c1f427cbad46207333a199e (MD5) S0365-05962012000500023.pdf.txt: 5779 bytes, checksum: d0dd10972b34cb286bf432de9c66f1ac (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-20T15:16:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 S0365-05962012000500023.pdf: 178659 bytes, checksum: 92f44eef0c1f427cbad46207333a199e (MD5) S0365-05962012000500023.pdf.txt: 5779 bytes, checksum: d0dd10972b34cb286bf432de9c66f1ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-01 Piedra branca é micose superficial causada pelo gênero Trichosporon e caracterizada por nódulos aderidos à haste do pelo. Pediculose capitis é causada pelo Pediculus humanus var. capitis pertencente à subordem Anoplura. Enquanto que a pediculose é enfermidade comum, relatos clínicos de piedra branca são raros. Técnicas de biologia molecular identificaram o agente de piedra branca do presente relato como T.inkin. Os autores apresentam associação de ambas as infestações no mesmo paciente para salientar seus aspectos clínicos distintos. White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon. It is characterized by nodules on the hair shaft. Pediculosis capitis is caused by Pediculus humanus var. capitis of the suborder Anoplura. Whereas pediculosis is a common infestation, clinical reports of white piedra are rare. Molecular biology procedures identified T. inkin as the agent of white piedra in this case report. The authors present associations between the two diseases in the same patient in order to highlight their clinical differences. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health