2 citations
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January 2016 in “İzmir Dr.Behçet Uz çocuk hastanesi dergisi” This case report describes a ten-year-old boy with kerion celsi caused by Trichosporon asteroides, successfully treated with systemic fluconazole over eight weeks, marking the first documentation of this cause in the literature.
12 citations
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June 2012 in “Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical” This case study reported a rare infection by Trichosporon inkin, causing white piedra in a family in Southern Brazil, emphasizing the importance of molecular tools for precise identification.
11 citations
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January 2014 in “Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology” This report describes three cases of white piedra of scalp hair, identifying Trichosporon inkin and Trichosporon mucoides as the fungi responsible, which are uncommon causes of this condition.
2 citations
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August 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” This case report describes a successful treatment of scalp hair white piedra caused by T. ovoides with oral itraconazole and topical ketoconazole, using a combination of clinical, trichoscopic, microbiologic, and molecular methods for diagnosis.
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January 2000 This article discusses recent findings on piedra infections in hair and their keratinolytic activities, but reports no new clinical results.