Malassezia yeasts and their signifcance in dermatology;Malassezia-hefen und ihre bedeutung in der dermatologie

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Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 633-645

  Hort, W ^a   Nilles, M ^b   Mayser, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b Dermatohistologisches Labor Gießen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Malassezia; Malassezia folliculitis; Pityriasis versicolor; Seborrheic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNICARBATE; PYRITHIONE ZINC; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TACROLIMUS; TERBINAFINE;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; DANDRUFF; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DISEASE; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; SKIN; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 33745698134     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-006-1170-3     Document Type: Review

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