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TINEA VERSICOLOR AND EARWAX
Author(s) -
Ono Tomomichi,
Jono Masayoshi,
Kuriya Norikazu
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1981.tb02015.x
Subject(s) - tinea versicolor , malassezia , incidence (geometry) , medicine , dermatology , fungus , biology , botany , mathematics , geometry
The types of earwax which may manifest characteristics of the skin surface, were found to be related with the incidence of tinea versicolor caused by lipophilic fungus, Malassezia furfur . The condition of earwax is usually classified into 2 types, wet and dry. Of 223 Japanese cases of tinea versicolor examined in Kumamoto, wet earwax was found in 90 cases (40.9%). The results indicate a statistically significant higher incidence than in normal Japanese, among which the percentage of individuals with wet earwax is 16%.