Black piedra

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Black piedra
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 B36.3
ICD-9 111.3
DiseasesDB 31872
eMedicine derm/788 
MeSH D010854

Black piedra is a form of piedra caused by Piedraia hortae.[1]

Terbinafine has been used in the treatment.[2]

See also

References

  1. eMedicine - Piedra : Article by Robert A Schwartz. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  2. Gip L (April 1994). "Black piedra: the first case treated with terbinafine (Lamisil)". The British journal of dermatology 130 Suppl 43: 26–8. PMID 8186138.

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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .

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