Piedra - symptom, Treatment of Piedra
Piedra Information
The skin disease - Piedra, caused by the Cladosporium werneckii or mansonii (these are synonyms for Hormodendrum). It occurs in Brazil, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico and India. In the Western hemisphere, it involves only the palms. There are brown or black asymptomatic annular lesions, which usually respond to keratolytics, e.g., 5% sulfa-sal.
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