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High Prevalence of Seborrhoeic Dermatitis on the Face and Scalp in Mountain Guides

Matthias Moehrle, Bernhard Dennenmoser, Bettina Schlagenhauff, Sybille Thomma, Claus Garbe

Dermatology · 2000 · 52 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

SD affects mountain guides in a clearly higher percentage as the general population. We suggest UV-induced immunosuppression due to occupational sun exposure as a pathogenetic factor.

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UV exposure reduces immunization rates and promotes tolerance to epicutaneous antigens in humans: relationship to dose, CD1a-DR+ epidermal macrophage induction, and Langerhans cell depletion.

Kevin D. Cooper, Lois Oberhelman, T.A. HAMILTON et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · 370 citations · Full text

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Cutaneous findings in HIV-1-positive patients: A 42-month prospective study

Kathleen J. Smith, Henry G. Skelton, Josef Yeager et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1994 · 163 citations

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Antigen-Presenting OKM5+ Melanophages Appear in Human Epidermis After Ultraviolet Radiation

Kevin D. Cooper, Gabrielle R. Neises, Stephen I. Katz · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1986 · 138 citations

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Association of Pityrosporum orbiculare (Malassezia furfur) with seborrheic dermatitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Daniel Groisser, Edward J. Bottone, Mark Lebwohl · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1989 · 77 citations

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In vivo ultraviolet-exposed human epidermal cells activate T suppressor cell pathways that involve CD4+CD45RA+ suppressor-inducer T cells.

O Baadsgaard, B Salvo, A Mannie et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 1990 · 70 citations

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