Skin nontumor
Infectious disorders
Trichosporon
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 July 2011
Last staff update: 7 March 2024
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PubMed Search: Fungi - Trichosporon [title]
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Definition / general | Case reports | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) images | Additional referencesCite this page: Pernick N. Trichosporon. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skinnontumorfungitrichosporon.html. Accessed March 29th, 2025.
Definition / general
- Fungi common in soil that also colonize human skin and GI tract
- Cause superficial infections, such as white piedra (distal infection of hair shaft) and disseminated yeast infections (eMedicine)
Case reports
- 22 year old man with ALL and postchemotherapy disseminated fungal infection (University of Pittsburgh)
Clinical images
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64 year old man with
posttransplant,
disseminated
infection
White piedra - nodules on scalp hair
Microscopic (histologic) images
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H&E and GMS of skin biopsy
Additional references
