Black Piedra: A Case Report

    January 2000 in “ Indian Journal of Dermatology ”
    Ashok Ghorpade, C Ramanan, M N Das, U Bose, Smruti R. Mohanty, Maheep Bhalla
    TLDR A woman had hair loss and scalp nodules due to black piedra, confirmed by tests.
    A case of black piedra in a middle-aged female was reported, characterized by hair loss and multiple nodules on the scalp hair. The diagnosis was confirmed through potassium hydroxide examination and fungal culture of the nodules.
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