Unusual observations in the histology of Pityriasis versicolor

Mycopathologia

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-74

  Janaki, C ^a   Sentamilselvi, G ^a   Janaki, V R ^a   Boopalraj, J M ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Malassezia furfur; Pityriasis versicolor

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; SKIN; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FEMALE; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; SKIN; SPORES, FUNGAL; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

FUNGI; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; PITYRIASIS; TINEA;

EID: 0031415483     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006855503942     Document Type: Article

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