New Contrast Stain for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pityriasis Versicolor

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1058-1059

  Lim, Siew Lin ^a   Lim, Christopher Seng Hong ^b  

^a WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALE; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; INK; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOLOGY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 49949113868     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.8.1058     Document Type: Letter

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