piedra
MONDO:0000253Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names piedra yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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, mustache and genital areas and is caused by Trichosporon species.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000253), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (3)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: piedra
- Also called
- hair shaft fungal infectious disease