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Pityrosporum folliculitis and ketoconazole
Author(s) -
FORD G.P.,
IVE F.A.,
MIDGLEY GILLIAN
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1982.tb00530.x
Subject(s) - ketoconazole , medicine , dermatology , folliculitis , library science , computer science , antifungal
SUMMARY Pityrosporum folliculitis, an apparently common dermatosis, appears to have a multi‐factorial aetiology. The response of thirteen patients with Pityrosporum folliculitis to ketoconazole therapy indicates that the Pityrosporum yeasts may be important aetiotogical agents.