Ghorpade A
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, JLN Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai (Chattisgarh State), India.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2004 Jul;18(4):474-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00932.x.
White piedral spores packed inside empty pedicular nits were accidentally found on microscopic examination in a 42-year-old Indian woman who presented with hair loss. The diagnosis of piedra was confirmed on culture. She responded to topical 2% miconazole nitrate solution and manual removal of the nits. This is the first case report of pedicular nits found to be impregnated with spores of white piedra.