Benson P M, Lapins N A, Odom R B
Arch Dermatol. 1983 Jul;119(7):602-4.
White piedra, a fungal infection caused by Trichosporon cutaneum, has been reported in Europe, South America, and the Orient. A few cases have also been reported in the United States, all of them acquired as well in this country. A patient whose condition was diagnosed in California apparently contracted white piedra while visiting Panama, demonstrating that tropical diseases may occasionally be found at great distances from their point of origin. Therapy with topical clotrimazole and removal of infected hairs by shaving failed to produce a clinical or culturally confirmed cure in this patient.
白癣，一种由皮状丝孢酵母引起的真菌感染，在欧洲、南美洲和东方均有报道。美国也有少数病例报告，所有这些病例也都是在该国感染的。一名在加利福尼亚州被诊断出患有此病的患者显然是在访问巴拿马时感染了白癣，这表明热带疾病偶尔可能在离其起源地很远的地方被发现。该患者使用外用克霉唑治疗并通过剃须去除感染毛发后，临床症状未改善，真菌培养也未证实治愈。
