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Psoriasis may result from the interaction of yeasts and other microorganisms with an abnormally responsive alternative complement pathway 1–3. Meanwhile, we observed a significantly increased yeast colonization of gut of psoriatic patients 4.
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Aşçioǧlu, Ö., Soyuer, Ü., Aktaş, E. (1991). Improvement of Psoriasis with Oral Nystatin. In: Tümbay, E., Seeliger, H.P.R., Anǧ, Ö. (eds) Candida and Candidamycosis. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 50. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5910-4_48
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