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Prevalence of dermatomycoses in Mal de Meleda patients: a field study
Cagri Ergin1, Seniz Ergin, Sevtap Arikan
1Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|December 13, 2002
Abstract:
Mal de Meleda is a rare autosomal recessive form of palmoplantar keratoderma characterized by hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles. The presence of yeast and dermatophytes was investigated in 29 mal de Meleda patients from Koprucay canyon, Turkey, a newer geographical focus, and was found in 62.0% and 20.7% of cases, respectively. Antifungal resistance of isolates was not detected.