Malassezia furfur: A fungus belonging to the physiological skin flora and its relevance in skin disorders

Cutis

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-24

  Schmidt, Axel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DANDRUFF; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN FLORA; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DERMATOMYCOSES; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; PAPILLOMA; PSORIASIS; SKIN; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0031012906     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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