Immune status in patients with psoriasis and concomitant Malassezia infection

Psoriasis and infestation with Malassezia

 Abstract Background: Psoriasis is a chronic proliferative condition of the skin. Its accurate pathogenesis has not been known yet, but interactions between genes and environmental factors have been implicated in its initiation. The role of malassezia in psoriasis is still undetermined, but several reports have associated these lipophilic yeasts with the development of skin lesions in psoriasis...

Psoriasis and infestation with Malassezia

Psoriasis is a chronic proliferative disease with a reported 0.3-4.8% prevalence in different resources. Its etiology is still undetermined, but interfering genetic and environmental factors in its pathogenesis are known to be substantial [1]. One of the considered environmental factors is infestation with malassezia yeast. Malassezia’s role in psoriasis is still not determined, yet several stu...

safety of anti-tnf-α therapy in patients with psoriasis and concomitant hepatitis c virus infection

psoriasis and infestation with malassezia

abstract background: psoriasis is a chronic proliferative condition of the skin. its accurate pathogenesis has not been known yet, but interactions between genes and environmental factors have been implicated in its initiation. the role of malassezia in psoriasis is still undetermined, but several reports have associated these lipophilic yeasts with the development of skin lesions in psoriasis....

Psoriasis and Malassezia Yeasts

Currently, the genus Malassezia includes 14 species, which have been identified traditionally based on their morphology and biochemical features (Cafarchia et al., 2011). Since the description of new species a number of studies have evolved to elucidate the role of the different species in the ecology and pathogenicity in a range of dermatoses, in which variable results have been reported from ...