Dandruff and scaling scalp: management in general practice
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frequency of different malassezia species in scalp dandruff
background: members of the malassezia genus are often lipophilic, observed as budding yeasts and found as commensals in the skin of humans. this genus opportunistically reside in several areas including scalp where under the influence of particular predisposing factors, their proliferation is increased (e.g., high activation of sebaceous glands), and leads to dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prescriber
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-6682
DOI: 10.1002/psb.200617113