Pityriasis versicolor in Ahvaz, Iran

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 92-96

  Mahmoudabadi, Ali Zarei ^a   Mossavi, Zahra ^a   Zarrin, Majid ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hyperpigmentation lesions; Iran; Malassezia; Pityriasis versicolor; Tinea versicolor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 77953630744     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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