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CHARLES G. AARS, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1930;22(3):401-409.

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Piedra is a mycosis of the hair which is observed in the tropics as well as in the temperate zone. It is caused by many different fungi. In Dutch Guiana,¹ I noted a mycosis of the scalp in which the hairs had many black, hard nodules of an irregular ovoid shape. In cases in which the hair was heavily infected it became faded and brittle.

Though interesting from a mycologic standpoint, the disease is of little importance from the standpoint of the patient. Still it is disagreeable for the sufferer, mostly because of the similarity of piedra to pediculosis capitis. Many patients are ignorant of having the nodosities in their hair; others accept the disease as a harmless but obstinate condition of the scalp, and only a few seek medical help because of esthetic reasons.

I saw piedra among physicians, as well as among the students, of the medical . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
PARAMARIBO, DUTCH GUIANA, S. A.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, April 1, 1930.

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