Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Sanae Kurakado

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• Research Article
  Molecular Characterization of the Skin Fungal Microbiota in Patients with Seborrheic Dermatitis
  Author(s): Akiomi Tanaka, Otomi Cho, Mami Saito, Ryoji Tsuboi, Sanae Kurakado and Takashi Sugita Akiomi Tanaka, Otomi Cho, Mami Saito, Ryoji Tsuboi, Sanae Kurakado and Takashi Sugita
  
  Background: Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is an inflammatory disease associated with seborrhea that appears most often on the face, especially the nasolabial folds, scalp, and upper trunk, in sebaceous gland-rich areas of the skin. Although various factors are involved in the development of SD, Malassezia species of skin fungi play an important role in this skin disease. The aim of this study was to obtain basic information to elucidate the mycological involvement in the development of SD by performing a comprehensive analysis of the skin fungal microbiota of lesional and non-lesional sites in SD patients using a pyrosequencing approach. Methods: Scale samples were collected from lesional and non-lesional sites of 24 Japanese patients with seborrheic dermatitis and the skin fungal microbiome in the scale samples was analyzed using a pyrosequenc.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000239

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