HYPHAL PRODUCTION BY PITYROSPORUM OVALE |
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| Authors: | E S CIVILA MD R VIGNALE MD A SANJIN&#;S M I A CONTI-DIAZ MD |
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| Institution: | Department of Parasitology (Mycology Section), Institute of Hygiene, School of Medicine, and the Clinic of Dermatology and Syphilography, School of Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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