Investigation on Microecology of Hair Root Fungi in Androgenetic Alopecia Patients

    June 2019 in “ Mycopathologia ”
    Jing-Hong Huang, Yuping Ran, Sushmita Pradhan … Yaling Dai
    Studysummary This study found that the presence of Malassezia fungi in the scalp's hairy roots was more pronounced in individuals with androgenetic alopecia than in healthy controls, suggesting a potential link to the condition.
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