Trichosporon beigelii infection presenting as white piedra and Onychomycosis in the same patient

Trichosporon beigelii is a fungal organism that causes white piedra and has occasionally been implicated as a nail pathogen. We describe a patient with both hair and nail changes associated with T. beigelii.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cutis (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2002-10, Vol.70 (4), p.209-211
Hauptverfasser:	ELMER, Kathleen B, ELSTON, Dirk M, LIBOW, Lester F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Clotrimazole - therapeutic use Hand Dermatoses - drug therapy Hand Dermatoses - microbiology Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Itraconazole - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycoses Mycoses of the skin Onychomycosis - drug therapy Onychomycosis - microbiology Piedra - drug therapy Piedra - microbiology Treatment Outcome Trichosporon - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	Trichosporon beigelii is a fungal organism that causes white piedra and has occasionally been implicated as a nail pathogen. We describe a patient with both hair and nail changes associated with T. beigelii.
ISSN:	0011-4162 2326-6929