Trichomycosis axillaris is a relatively common Common cold superficial bacterial colonization of the axillary hair shafts. Granular concretions, which are yellow, black, or red, adhere to the hair shaft and clinically characterize this condition. It results from corynebacterial overgrowth on hair shafts in moist regions of the body and predominantly affects ...

Introduction Background Trichomycosis is a bacterial infection of the hair shaft found in sweat gland–bearing areas; it has been described most commonly in the axillary region. While initially believed to be uncommon in the inguinal region, a series of papers have described trichomycosis particular to the inguinal ...