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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
TINEA VERSICOLOR: HISTOLOGIC AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION OF PIGMENTARY CHANGES
International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 31, No. 4, Year 1992
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Description
A comparative histopathologic study is made between the hypopigmented and hyperpigmented skin lesions of pityriasis versicolor and normal skin areas utilizing histochemical stains and electron microscopy. There were no differences found between the population of Dopa‐positive melanocytes within the hypopigmented and hyperpigmented lesions and the normal skin areas. The total epidermal pigmentation was diminished in hypopigmented lesions. The keratin layer was found to be significantly thicker in hyperpigmented lesions and contained more organisms. In hypopigmented lesions, melanocytes contained fewer and smaller melanosomes and exhibited signs of degenerative cellular changes. Copyright © 1992, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Galadari, Ibrahim H.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
United States, Detroit
Wayne State University School of Medicine
El Komy, Medhat
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
United States, Detroit
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Mousa, Ahmed
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
United States, Detroit
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hashimoto, Ken
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
United States, Detroit
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Mehregan, Amir H.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
United States, Detroit
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 40
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb03565.x
ISSN:
00119059
e-ISSN:
13654632
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study