BACKGROUND The lipophilic yeasts of Malassezia species are members of the normal skin microbial that are cause of pityriasis versicolor. Pityriasis versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection with world-wide distribution. The phenotypic methods for identification of Malassezia species usually are time consuming and unreliable to differentiate newly identified species. But DNA-based tech...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In recent years, the genus Malassezia has come to be considered important in the etiology of seborrhoeic dermatitis (SED). The aim of present study was identification of Malassezia species on the lesions of Iranian SED patients. METHODS 100 patients with SED were enrolled in the study. The patients were evaluated both clinically for the severity of SED and microscopi...

BACKGROUND Malassezia species are lipophilic yeasts found on the skin surface of humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates. It is associated with various human diseases, especially pityriasis versicolor, which is a chronic superficial skin disorder. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to identify Malassezia species isolated from patients' samples affected by pityriasis versicolor, usi...

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...

Malassezia (Pityrosporum) species are lipophilic yeasts that are recognized as commensals of the skin of warm-blooded vertebrates. Aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands produced by Malassezia species have been implicated in carcinogenesis, suggesting that this yeast may contribute to the development of skin cancer, particularly basal cell carcinoma (BCC). This hypothesis suggests that skin ca...

Although the fungal microbiome in human skin mainly comprises lipophilic yeasts, including Malassezia species, these microorganisms can cause various dermatitis conditions, pityriasis versicolor, seborrheic dermatitis, folliculitis, and atopic depending on host condition. Both globosa restricta are major species implicated Malassezia-related dermatitis. However, pathogenicity of has not been re...

the lipophilic yeasts of malassezia species are members of the normal skin microbial that are cause of pityriasis versicolor. pityriasis versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection with world-wide distribution. the phenotypic methods for identification of malassezia species usually are time consuming and unreliable to differentiate newly identified species. but dna-based techniques rapi...

conclusions this study showed m. globosa to be the most common malassezia species isolated from malassezia skin disorders in kashan, iran. the pcr-rflp method was useful in the rapid identification of the malassezia species. by using these methods, the detection and identification of individual malassezia species from clinical samples was substantially easier. patients and methods a total of 14...