Publications by authors named "Laura Castrejon"
Background: White piedra (WP) is an asymptomatic superficial mycosis that affects the hair stems, forming whitish nodules caused by various species of the genus .
Objective: To present a case series of WP of the head, its epidemiological data, as well as clinical, mycological, and therapeutic experience.
Methods: We conducted a 12-year retrospective and observational study of WP cases tested by dermoscopy, mycological study, and the identification of species through morphology, biochemistry, and proteomics (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry).