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MeSH Heading: Piedra
Tree Number(s): C01.150.703.753; C17.800.329.992
Unique ID: D010854
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010854
Scope Note: Either of two diseases resulting from fungal infection of the hair shafts. Black piedra occurs mainly in and on the hairs of the scalp and is caused by Piedraia hortae; white piedra occurs in and on the hairs of the scalp, beard, moustache and genital areas and is caused by Trichosporon species.
Entry Term(s): Black Piedra; White Piedra
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MYCOSES 1975-90
Online Note: search MYCOSES 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under MYCOSES 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Piedra MeSH Descriptor Data 2023