Citation
Gm. Kavanagh et al., FOLLICULITIS IN DOWNS-SYNDROME, British journal of dermatology, 129(6), 1993, pp. 696-699
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
129
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
696 - 699
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1993)129:6<696:FID>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Twenty-two male and 20 female adults with Down's syndrome were examine
d. Ten of the men and two of the women had a follicular rash consisten
t with Malassezia folliculitis. Oral itraconazole treatment produced a
significant improvement in the rash, accompanied by a decrease in the
skin Malassezia count. Clinical relapse occurred when therapy was dis
continued, and was accompanied by return of the Malassezia yeasts.