The aim of the study was the isolation of genus Malassezia species in healthy dogs, and their identification since there are ten known species and their number increases every year. Dixon medium is considered to be the best for Malassezia isolation, and the results of the study proved to be so. Of all the 74 Malassezia strains isolated, 71 were M. pachydermatis, 2 M. furfur and one M. globosa. ...

TO THE EDITOR Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that compromises skin areas rich in sebaceous glands, such as the face, scalp, and upper trunk. The condition is frequently observed in acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients (30–85% compared with 3–5% of immunocompetent adults). Its appearance is considered to be an early marker of the evolutionary trend of HIV in...

conclusions patients who regularly use the local saunas had poor personal hygiene and greasy skin, and were more suspected to tinea versicolor infection. results the disease was more prevalent in 21-40 years old age group in both genders. the most infected anatomical regions were posterior surface, the body trunk (shoulder, supra scapula and lumbar region), anterior thorax and abdomen, respecti...

Malassezia species are lipophilic and lipid-dependent yeasts belonging to the human and animal microbiota. Typically, they are isolated from regions rich in sebaceous glands. They have been associated with dermatological diseases such as seborrheic dermatitis, pityriasis versicolor, atopic dermatitis, and folliculitis. The genomes of Malassezia globosa, Malassezia sympodialis, and Malassezia pa...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is a frequent disorder of the skin that is distinguished by the development of erythematous patches and yellow-gray scales. It is a multifactor disease that requires predisposing factors for its progress. Presence of these factors leads to reproduction of opportunistic yeast Malassezia spp. The aim of the present study was to isolate and ident...

BACKGROUND Pityriasis versicolor is a superficial infection of the stratum corneum which caused by a group of yeasts formerly named pityrosporium. The taxonomy of these lipophilic yeasts has recently been modified and includes seven species referred as Malassezia. The aim of this study is to compare the distribution of Malassezia species isolated from pityriasis versicolor lesions and those iso...

We experienced an atypical case of pityriasis versicolor with a unique clinical appearance and undescribed mycological features. Although Malassezia sp. was cultured from the keratotic material, the fungal elements observed in the material were not readily identified as Malassezia. The diagnosis was established with the aid of immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies with the aetiologica...

Malassezia folliculitis [MF] is caused by the invasion of hair follicles by large numbers of Malassezia cells, but it remains unclear which Malassezia species are involved in the disease. To clarify this situation, Malassezia species isolated from lesions of MF patients were analyzed by both culture and non-culture methods. In addition, Malassezia species recovered from the non-lesion areas of ...

Yeasts of the genus Malassezia are known as the microflora of human skin and that of many warmblooded animals; but the different Malassezia species can induce superficial skin infections. Best known and most frequent is pityriasis versicolor (PV), a chronic and recurrent skin disease occurring primarily in hot and humid climates. The purpose of the present study was to make use of the metabolic...

BACKGROUND So far, studies on the inter-relationship between Malassezia and Malassezia folliculitis have been rather scarce. OBJECTIVE We sought to analyze the differences in body sites, gender and age groups, and to determine whether there is a relationship between certain types of Malassezia species and Malassezia folliculitis. METHODS Specimens were taken from the forehead, cheek and che...