title: Effect of topical applications of heavy suspensions of killed Malassezia ovalis on rabbit skin.
abstract: Heavy applications of suspensions of killed Malassezia ovalis on rabbit skin produced lesions that both grossly and microscopically resembled human psoriasis. This system may afford not only a model but also an explanation for that disease.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003170:Complement Pathway, Alternative; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D008290:Malassezia / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009504:Neutrophils; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology