These lesions are often itchy and uncomfortable. On the scalp, superficial fungal infections can cause itching, round-raised lesions, and hair loss in patches. Some cases may be confused with ...

They observed that these titan cells and normal yeast cells adhered to and invaded the nasal mucosal layer as early as 24 hours after intranasal infection. Previous work showed that titan cells ...

White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair. Several species of fungus that live in soil or dirty water can cause it. Piedra is the Spanish word for stone. White piedra appears as ...