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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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White piedra in a mother and daughter
Anupama S Roshan, C Janaki, B Parveen
Department of Dermatology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India
Correspondence Address:
Anupama S Roshan
Plot No 21, ABC Avenue, Kaladipet Market lane, Chennai-19, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.58559
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White Piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair caused by Trichosporon asahii. It is also known as trichomycosis nodosa or trichomycosis nodularis. We report two cases of White Piedra in a mother and her daughter for the rarity of such occurrence. |
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