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Chapter 19, Problem 5SA
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The quickest way to confirm the suspicion of the presence of patches of black scaly skin on the arm of patient Maria as her physician suspect that she is suffering from the disease “Malassezia furfur”.

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Malassezia furfur is caused by the infection caused in the human body by a dimorphic fungus strain which belongs to group a called as “basidiomycetes”. It causes the loss of pigmentation of the skin. These strains secrete fungus which causes loss of pigmentation of the skin.

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