Malassezia: The Forbidden Kingdom Opens

Structure that Opens the Gate and Opens the Door

Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to look at it from a different perspective. That is certainly the case in ion channel research. Hodgkin and Huxley must have realized that 50 years ago when they looked at membrane currents with a voltage clamp, and Sakmann and Neher realized it 20 years ago when they measured Possible Symmetries of Tetrameric Channel single-channel currents with the...

Malassezia and the Skin

Malassezia dermatitis.

Malassezia pachydermatis is a saprophytic yeast commonly found on normal and abnormal skin of dogs. Malassezia pachydermatis and staphylococci play a significant role in seborrheic dermatitis. Malassezia dermatitis (MD) is common and should be considered in any case exhibiting erythematous, oily, and pruritic dermatitis (1). Specialty dermatology practices may see 2 or more cases of MD a week. ...

Comparison between Malassezia Folliculitis and Non-Malassezia Folliculitis

BACKGROUND Among the various types of folliculitis, differentiation of Malassezia folliculitis (MF) from other forms of folliculitis is important because it is usually treated with antifungal agents. OBJECTIVE We attempted to find a method to enhance the detection rate of MF, and examined the differences in the clinical manifestation between MF and non-MF (NMF). METHODS We performed a retro...

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 ...