Microbial associations of 167 patients with psoriasis

E W Rosenberg; P W Noah; R B Skinner Jr; R Vander Zwaag; S K West; J F Browder

Microbial associations of 167 patients with psoriasis

Acta Derm Venereol Suppl (Stockh). 1989:146:72-4; discussion 75.

Authors

E W Rosenberg¹, P W Noah, R B Skinner Jr, R Vander Zwaag, S K West, J F Browder

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis.

PMID: 2609890

Abstract

Microbial findings were analyzed from a group of 167 patients with psoriasis in an attempt to discover specific associations. Positive findings include associations between Malassezia ovalis and scalp/ear/face psoriasis and between bacteria and bodyfold, nailfold, and gluteal/rectal psoriasis.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Malassezia / isolation & purification
Psoriasis / complications
Psoriasis / drug therapy
Psoriasis / microbiology*
Scalp / microbiology
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Urinary Tract Infections / complications

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents