White piedra and Trichosporon beigelii carriage in homosexual men. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1987. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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White piedra and Trichosporon beigelii carriage in homosexual men.

J Med Vet Mycol. 1986 Oct;24(5):401-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87060398
Stenderup A; Schonheyder H; Ebbesen P; Melbye M

Abstract: Trichosporon beigelii was isolated from the anal region in 45 (13%) of 343 Danish homosexual men. T. beigelii was also present on the scrotal skin of six anal carriers who were accessible for re-examination, and white piedra of the genital hair was observed in two cases. Because T. beigelii may cause systemic infections in compromised hosts it may pose a threat to homosexuals infected by HTLVIII/LAV virus.
Keywords: Anus/MICROBIOLOGY Carrier State/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Denmark Hair/MICROBIOLOGY *Homosexuality Human Male Mycoses/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Piedra/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Scrotum/MICROBIOLOGY Trichosporon/ISOLATION & PURIF JOURNAL ARTICLE

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