2004
DOI: 10.1016/s0213-9251(04)72844-0
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Piedra blanca. Presentación de tres casos

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“…1 It typically manifests as white to light brown hard nodules, firmly attached to frontal, occipital and parietal scalp hair. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The incidence of white piedra varies from country to country, and men and women of all ages are affected. 1 In Latin America, children and women appear to be the most affected with white piedra of the hair.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…1 It typically manifests as white to light brown hard nodules, firmly attached to frontal, occipital and parietal scalp hair. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The incidence of white piedra varies from country to country, and men and women of all ages are affected. 1 In Latin America, children and women appear to be the most affected with white piedra of the hair.…”
Section: Editormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 In Latin America, children and women appear to be the most affected with white piedra of the hair. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Given the variability of causative agents and the paucity of literature, very little is known about the geographical distribution of white piedra of the hair in American continent countries to help understand its epidemiology and aid in its diagnosis and treatment. In this report, we describe a case of white piedra of the hair in a Peruvian woman.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Puede afectar todos los grupos etarios y ambos sexos, pero los reporte iniciales son más frecuentes en hombres adultos jóvenes, localizada en la región genital, y en la raza negra 84,86,87 . En reportes más recientes, usualmente afecta el cuero cabelludo y es más frecuente en mujeres menores de 10 años 88,89,90 y adultas 82,91,92 .…”
Section: Epidemiologíaunclassified
“…El diagnóstico de la piedra blanca se basa en la clínica, el examen micológico directo y el cultivo 88 . El examen directo puede hacerse poniendo los tallos afectados entre un portaobjetos y un cubreobjetos, y adicionán- doles KOH al 10 a 20 %, más colorante azul Parker o negro de clorazol; al microscopio se observan nódulos formados por masas de hifas tabicadas, y zonas densas de artrosporas y blastosporas 88 .…”
Section: Diagnósticounclassified