Malassezia and psoriasis: Koebner's phenomenon or direct causation? [5]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1111-1112

  Narang, T ^a   Dogra, S ^a   Kaur, I ^a   Kanwar, A J ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHEMA; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PAPULE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PSORIASIS;

EID: 34548167056     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02097.x     Document Type: Letter

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