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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Tinea nigra]]
* [[Tinea nigra]]
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Image: Black piedra01.jpeg|Under a relatively-low magnification of 100X, this photomicrograph reveals some of the pathologic morphology displayed by a primate hair shaft indicative of the disease known as, “black piedra”, also known as “trichosporosis”, which is caused by the fungal organism, Piedraia hortae. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
Image: Black piedra03.jpeg| This is a photomicrograph of a hair shaft with a condition called “black piedra” due to Piedraia hortae. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
Image: Black piedra04.jpeg|This is a photomicrograph of the mycelium of the fungus Piedraia hortae, magnified 475X. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
Image: Black piedra05.jpeg|This is a plate culture of Piedraia hortae, strain A272. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:22, 11 June 2015

Black piedra
ICD-10 B36.3
ICD-9 111.3
DiseasesDB 31872
eMedicine derm/788 
MeSH D010854

Black piedra is a form of piedra caused by Piedraia hortae.[1]

Terbinafine has been used in the treatment.[2]

See also

Gallery

References

  1. "eMedicine - Piedra : Article by Robert A Schwartz". Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  2. Gip L (1994). "Black piedra: the first case treated with terbinafine (Lamisil)". The British journal of dermatology. 130 Suppl 43: 26–8. PMID 8186138. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".

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