New findings in black piedra infection
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1996
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British Association of Dermatologists
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We provide clear evidence ol' the keratinolytic activity of this fungus at the cuticular and at the cortex level. Hairs with black piedra isolated from Brazilian Indians (Xingu) were investigated studying serial sections i'or light and transmission electron microscopy. The fungus showed a strong keratinolytic activity being able to destroy both the cuticle and the hair cortex. The sequence of degradation of the histological components of the hair followed a similar pattern lo ihat reported for dermatophytes and other keratinolytic fungi.
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Região Norte, Região Amazônica, Xingu
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Brazil, Health of Indigenous Peoples, Indians, South American, Piedra, Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Hair Diseases
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Brasil, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Índios Sul-Americanos, Doenças de Pele e do Tecido Conjuntivo, Doenças do Cabelo, Piedra
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FIGUERAS, M. J.; GUARRO, J.; ZAROR, L. New findings in black piedra infection. British Journal of Dermatology, v. 135, n. 1, p. 157-158, 1996.
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1365-2133
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10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-967.x