Piedra

ICD-9 | 111.2-111.3
eMedicine | derm/788
MeSH | D010854

Piedra is a hair disease caused by a fungus.[1]

Types include:

* White piedra
* Black piedra

## Gallery

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* 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. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]

* This is a photomicrograph of a hair shaft with a condition called “black piedra” due to Piedraia hortae. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]

* This is a photomicrograph of the mycelium of the fungus Piedraia hortae, magnified 475X. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]

* This is a plate culture of Piedraia hortae, strain A272. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]

## References

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1. ↑ Template:DorlandsDict
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".

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