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{{other uses|Piedra (disambiguation)}}
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| name            = Piedra
| synonyms        = Trichosporosis<ref name="Andrews">{{cite book |author1=James, William D. |author2=Berger, Timothy G. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |year=2006 |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>{{rp|312}}
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'''Piedra''' is a [[hair disease]] caused by a [[fungus]], which causes formation of nodules on the hair shaft.<ref>{{DorlandsDict|six/000082514|Piedra}}</ref><ref>Veasey JV, Avila RB, Miguel BAF, Muramatu LH. White piedra, black piedra, tinea versicolor, and tinea nigra: contribution to the diagnosis of superficial mycosis. ''An Bras Dermatol''. 2017 May-Jun;92(3):413-416. {{doi|10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176018}} {{PMID|29186263}}</ref>

Types include:{{cn|date=February 2023}}
* [[White piedra]]
* [[Black piedra]]

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| ICD9            = {{ICD9|111.2}}-{{ICD9|111.3}}
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| eMedicineSubj   = derm
| eMedicineTopic  = 788
| MeshID          = D010854
| SNOMED CT       = 402135006
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[[Category:Mycosis-related cutaneous conditions]]
[[Category:Animal fungal diseases]]
[[Category:Human hair]]