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Scanning Electron Microscopy of Yeasts in Seborrheic Keratoses
Author(s) -
WILBORN WALTER H.,
MONTES LEOPOLDO F.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1980.tb00971.x
Subject(s) - pathology , dermatology , seborrheic keratosis , dermatopathology , medicine , electron microscope , optics , physics
Lesions of seborrheic keratoses were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Numerous yeasts were present on the keratinized cells and hairs associated with the lesions. Surfaces of some yeasts were smooth and others were ruffled. The ruffles suggested the presence of a glycocalyx. The yeasts exhibited the morphological features of Pityrosporum ovale.