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HYPHAL PRODUCTION BY PITYROSPORUM OVALE
Author(s) -
CIVILA E. S.,
VIGNALE R.,
SANJIN?S A.,
CONTIDIAZ I. A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1978.tb06050.x
Subject(s) - hypha , scalp , tinea versicolor , malassezia , medicine , mycosis , seborrheic dermatitis , dermatology , mycelium , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , biology , immunology
Pityrosporum ovale with abundant hyphae was found in 8 patients with lesions of the scalp and glabrous skin. It is thought that P. ovale in its mycelial form can produce lesions on seborrheic areas of the skin that probably represent a clinical form of tinea versicolor.