| Piedra | |
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| Other names | Trichosporosis[1]: 312 |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Piedra is a hair disease caused by a fungus, which causes formation of nodules on the hair shaft.[2][3]
Types include:[citation needed]
| Superficial and cutaneous (dermatomycosis): Tinea = skin; Piedra (exothrix/ endothrix) = hair |
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| Subcutaneous, systemic, and opportunistic |
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| Mesomycetozoea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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