Piedra
{{other uses|Piedra (disambiguation)}}
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| name = Piedra
| synonyms = Trichosporosis{{cite book |author1=James, William D. |author2=Berger, Timothy G. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |year=2006 |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |display-authors=etal}}{{rp|312}}
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Piedra is a hair disease caused by a fungus, which causes formation of nodules on the hair shaft.{{DorlandsDict|six/000082514|Piedra}}Veasey JV, Avila RB, Miguel BAF, Muramatu LH. White piedra, black piedra, tinea versicolor, and tinea nigra: contribution to the diagnosis of superficial mycosis. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 May-Jun;92(3):413-416. {{doi|10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176018}} {{PMID|29186263}}
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| ICD9 = {{ICD9|111.2}}-{{ICD9|111.3}}
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| eMedicineTopic = 788
| MeshID = D010854
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Category:Mycosis-related cutaneous conditions