Black Piedra: A Case Report

January 2000 in “ DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) ”

Ghorpade Ashok, Ramanan Cherukot, Das Manabendranath, Bose Utpal, Mohanty Smruti, Bhalla Maheep

black piedra fungal infection scalp hair potassium hydroxide examination fungal culture

TLDR A woman had hair loss and scalp nodules due to black piedra, confirmed by tests.

A case report from the Indian Journal of Dermatology in January 2000 described a middle-aged female patient with black piedra, a fungal infection of the scalp hair. The patient exhibited symptoms of hair loss and multiple nodules on her scalp hair. The diagnosis was confirmed through potassium hydroxide examination and fungal culture of the nodules.

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