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Pityrosporum

Pityrosporum

A genus of nonpathogenic fungi found in dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis.

Origin: G. Pityron, bran, _ sporos, seed


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The Fiber Disease

... Compare to: Acta Derm Venereol, 1983, 63(5), 388 - 92 Growth and filament production of Pityrosporum orbiculare and P . ovale on human stratum corneum in vitro ; Faergemann J et al.; When Pityrosporum orbiculare and P . ovale were incubated ...

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by tamtam
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The Fiber Disease

... infection by any of several organisms/agent, including (but not limted to): coagulase-positive staphylococci, pseudomonas bacteria, yeast forms of pityrosporum ovale, klebsiella, enterobacter, trichophyton verrucosum, trichophyton mentagrophytes and even herpes simplex. Folliculitis can also arise ...

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by John Kern
Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:22 pm
 
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