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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 82-85 |
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A rare case of white piedra caused by Candida parapsilosis in the Sub-Himalayan Region of North India
Reena Kumari Sharma1, Ghanshyam K Verma1, Santwana Verma2, Saru Thakur1, Anumeha Gupta2
1 Department of Dermatology, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
2 Department of Microbiology, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ghanshyam K Verma
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_25_18
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White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft, caused by Trichosporon, a noncandidal yeast characterized by the presence of numerous, discrete, asymptomatic nodules attached to the infected hair shafts. White piedra is considered a disease of tropical regions and occasionally reported from temperate countries. Although Candida parapsilosis such as Candida albicans is well known to cause cutaneous infections, it has been reported as a co-isolate for white piedra along with Trichosporon. We report a case of white piedra from a temperate region caused by C. parapsilosis.
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