BLACK PIEDRA

Course overview

PIEDRA IS A SUPERFICIAL FUNGAL INFECTION OF HAIR SHAFTS, WHICH PRESENTS WITH SMALL NODULES STUCK-ON TO THE SHAFT. BLACK PIEDRA, CAUSED BY PIEDRAIA HORTAE, IS CHARACTERIZED BY BLACK-COLORED NODULES AND IS COMMON IN THE TROPICS, ESPECIALLY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH LONG HAIR AND POOR SCALP HYGIENE. THIS ACTIVITY SHALL DISCUSS THE ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, BED-SIDE EVALUATION METHODS, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR THIS CONDITION, PERTINENT TO THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM.