Open AccessRelationship between helicobacter pylori infection and pityriasis versicolor: can helicobacter pylori infection be a new etiologic factor for pityriasis versicolor?
Author(s) -
Ömer Kutlu,
Zeynal Doğan,
Hatice Meral Ekşioğlu,
Murat Kekilli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1910-48
Subject(s) - pityriasis , helicobacter pylori , medicine , venereology , dermatology , tinea versicolor , immunology
H. pylori has been found to be related to certain dermatological diseases. However, there is no data as yet to propose an association between H. pylori and pityriasis versicolor. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between H. pylori and pityriasis versicolor.