What is the Piedra?
Piedra is a disease that involves connecting mushrooms to the hair shaft, leading to the breaking of the hair itself. He takes a name from the Spanish word "Stone". Piedra is also referred to as trichosporosis, because the fungal genus trichosporone is cited as the cause of this condition. However, several other types of mushrooms contribute to the occurrence of the piedra. It is assumed that this situation was first described in the publication in the mid -19th century its structure, growth, disease and their treatment .
At the beginning of the 20th century, the piedra was divided into two types: Black Piedra and White Piedra. The black form is characterized by weakening the hair shaft caused by the fungus piedraia hortae . It usually affects hair on the scalp and is most common in South America and Southeast Asia, especially in regions marked with humidity and high temperatures. This version of the state is named after dark pigmentation nodes. In some cases, however, it may have brownish pigmentation. Unlike the Black Piedry is in the UnitedCountries rather common, especially in the southern region. It is also common in South America and Asia, as in part of Europe and Japan. The main places of the occurrence include beard and mustache, eyebrows, eyelashes and hair in the genital area and armpits.
It is a white pedestr that is caused by a fungus trichosporone . This genus is divided into six types: trichosporon Asahii , Asteroids trichosporen , trichosporon cutaneum , trichospon inkin trichosporon. In addition to humans, White Piedra affects monkeys and horses; On the other hand, black variants limited to people and monkeys.
The most popular and effective form of treatment is the shaving of the patient's hair. However, some people choose antifungals or medicinal products. Terbinafin, with trade names Lamisil and Terbinex, is most commonly used to treat moldEducation of nail and nail infections and is a preferred method of error for the black version. Ciclopirox olamine, also known as Mycoster, Batrafen and Loprox; and derivatives from organic compounds of imidazole.
People who receive the treatment of the piedra can experience the destruction of the hair shaft structure. The merger of this complication is the chance of a recurrence that could be spontaneous and unexpected. Nevertheless, doctors generally consider the prognosis after the treatment of the condition to be good, especially with regard to the recurrence is rare.