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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
black piedra 
pityriasis versicolor 
tinea nigra 
A superficial mycosis that is a superficial fungal infection of the skin characterized by brown to black macules which usually occur on the palmar aspects of hands and occasionally the plantar and other surfaces of the skin, caused by Hortaea werneckii, which is a common saprophytic fungus believed to occur in soil, compost, humus and on wood in humid tropical and sub-tropical regions. (DO)
white piedra 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: infection by cladosporium werneckii ;   keratomycosis nigricans ;   tinea palmaris nigra
Related Synonyms: microsporosis nigra
Primary IDs: MESH:C000656904
Xrefs: ICD10CM:B36.1 ;   ICD9CM:111.1
Definition Sources: http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Mycoses/Superficial/Tinea_nigra/index.html "DO" "DO"

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