Scanning Electron Microscopy of Yeasts in Seborrheic Keratoses |
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| Authors: | WALTER H. WILBORN LEOPOLDO F. MONTES |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama;Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama in Birmingham Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Lesions of seborrheic keratoses were studied by scanning electrom microscopy. Numerous yeasts were present on the karatinized 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. |
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