A study of otitis externa associated with Malassezia

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-116

  Shiota, Ryoko ^a   Kaneko, Takamasa ^b,c   Yano, Hiroaki ^b   Takeshita, Kimiko ^a   Nishioka, Keiko ^a   Makimura, Koichi ^c  

^a Takinomiya General Hospital   (Japan)

^b KANTO CHEMICAL CO INC   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malassezia; Otitis external; Seborrheic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AUDITORY CANAL; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MYCOSIS; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS EXTERNA;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; FUNGI; MALASSEZIA;

EID: 66249136749     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.50.109     Document Type: Article

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