White piedra of scalp hair by Trichosporon inkin

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 591-593

  Viswanath, Vishalakshi ^a   Kriplani, Dimple ^a   Miskeen, Autar Kishen ^b   Patel, Bharti ^a   Torsekar, Raghunandan Govind ^a  

^a GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Central Microbiological Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Scalp; Trichosporon inkin; white piedra

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS CURVATUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MINI API TEST; NONHUMAN; SCALP HAIR; TRICHOSPORON; TRICHOSPORON INKIN; WHITE PIEDRA;

CLOTRIMAZOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PIEDRA; SCALP; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 80052554388     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.84065     Document Type: Article

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