A Rare Case of White Piedra Caused by in the Sub-Himalayan Region of North India.

White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft, caused by , a noncandidal yeast characterized by the presence of numerous, discrete, asymptomatic nodules attached to the infected hair shafts. White piedra is considered a disease of tropical regions and occasionally reported from temperate countries. Although such as is well known to cause cutaneous infections, it has been reported as a co-isolate for white piedra along with . We report a case of white piedra from a temperate region caused by .