Pityrosporum folliculitis: A common disease of the young and middle-aged

Bäck, Ove; Faergemann, Jan; Hörnqvist, Rune

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(85)70009-6

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“…Malassezia folliculitis is a chronic disease characterized by pruritic follicular papules and pustules located primarily on the upper trunk, neck, and upper arms (7,41). Under the influence of predisposing factors, Malassezia folliculitis may be explained by an extensive growth of Malassezia in the hair follicle.…”

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Atopic Dermatitis and Fungi

Faergemann

2002

Clin Microbiol Rev

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, itching, inflammatory skin disease which is associated with asthma and/or hay fever and a familial occurrence of these conditions. Genetic factors are important in the development of AD, but the exact hereditary pathway is still unknown. Dry skin and the weakened barrier function in patients with AD is very important for the patient's reactions to irritants and other external trigger factors including microorganisms. The standard treatments are topical corticosteroids, topical immunomodulating agents, and emollients. If AD cannot be controlled by this type of treatment, systemic immunomodulating agents may be used. UVB, UVA, or psoralen-UVA may also be used for widespread severe lesions. However, some patients do not respond to these standard treatment, and then it is important to consider the role of microorganisms, house dust mites or food. The role of the Malassezia yeasts in AD, especially AD located to the head and neck region, is now documented in several papers. There are also several papers indicating the role of Candida as an aggravating factor in AD. Patients with AD also develop chronic dermatophyte infections more easily, and patients with AD and chronic dermatophyte infections may show improvement in their AD when treated with antifungal drugs

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Section: Malasseziamentioning

confidence: 99%

Atopic Dermatitis and Fungi

Faergemann

2002

Clin Microbiol Rev

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“…It is often associated with troublesome itching (5,25,26). Under the in¯uence of predisposing factors, Pityrosporum folliculitis may be explained by an extensive growth of P. ovale in the hair follicle.…”

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“…The typical lesions are small follicular papules and pustules (5,25). Pruritus is often the main complaint, and there is generally a discrepancy between the small lesions and the often troublesome itching.…”

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Pityrosporum species as a cause of allergy and infection

Faergemann

1999

Allergy

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“…1986'da her iki faz da malassezia olarak kabul edilmifltir 3 . Hastal›k gençlerde ve orta yafl eriflkinlerde daha s›k görülür 1,4 . Tan› bafll›ca klinik flüphe, direk mikroskopik inceleme, histopatoloji ve antimikotik tedaviye yan›t al›nmas› ile konulmaktad›r 4 .…”

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“…Hastal›k gençlerde ve orta yafl eriflkinlerde daha s›k görülür 1,4 . Tan› bafll›ca klinik flüphe, direk mikroskopik inceleme, histopatoloji ve antimikotik tedaviye yan›t al›nmas› ile konulmaktad›r 4 . Poliklinik uygulamalar›m›z s›ras›nda klinik olarak MF ile uyumlu kafl›nt›l› papülopüstüler lezyonlar›n içeriklerinin neredeyse tamam›n›n potasyum hidroksit (KOH) ile direk mikroskopik incelemesinde iplik benzeri yap›lar (‹BY) saptad›k.…”

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