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Malassezia (Pityrosporum)
A genus of fungi (subfamily Cryptococcaceae)
Pathology:
- of low pathogenicity
- skin infections
- Malassezia lack the ability to synthesize medium-chain & long-chain fatty acids & require an exogenous supply for growth (thus skin provides a site for infection)
- found in dandruff & seborrheic dermatitis
- etiologic agent of folliculitis*
*see Pityrosporum folliculitis
Laboratory:
- Malassezia IgE in serum [3]
Specific
Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum obiculare)
Malassezia globosa
Malassezia ovalis (Pityrosporum ovalis)
General
Hypomycetes
Properties
KINGDOM: plant
DIVISION: EUMYCOPHYTA
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- Gupta AK, Batra R, Bluhm R, Boekhout T, Dawson TL Jr.
Skin diseases associated with Malassezia species.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 Nov;51(5):785-98.
PMID: 15523360
- Loinc