Molecular analysis of Malassezia microflora in the lesional skin of psoriasis patients

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 619-624

  Amaya, Misato ^a   Tajima, Mami ^a   Okubo, Yukari ^a   Sugita, Takashi ^b   Nishikawa, Akemi ^b   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malassezia; Nested polymerase chain reaction; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETRETINATE; FUNGAL DNA; PSORALEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROFLORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS; PUVA; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS; SKIN;

EID: 34548166223     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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