Naslov
The Role of Malassezia furfur in Dermatology

Autori
Ljubojević, Suzana ; Skerlev, Mihael ; Lipozenčić, Jasna ; Basta-Juzbašić, Aleksandra

Izvornik
Clinics in Dermatology (0738-081X) 20 (2002), 2; 179-182

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Malassezia furfur; dermatology

Sažetak
The genus Malassezia is a part of normal skin flora. There is a wealth if evidence supporting the hypothesis that they can be implicated in the pathogenesis of various skin diseases such as seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis vulgaris, and Malassezia folliculitis as well as "head and neck" form of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. During 1999, 1299 patients were examined in the Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Zagreb, Croatia. Eighty-seven percent of the patients were positive for M. furfur in native preparations prepared with 20% potassium hydroxide from the skin or scalp lesions suspected of seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis or psoriasis vulgaris. The youngest patient was a 3-month-old female infant, and the oldest was an 88-year-old man. Majorities of the patients were in age groups from 16-30 and 31-50 years (70%). Further investigations are certainly necessary to elucidate the role of genus Malassezia in the pathogenesis of the above-mentioned diseases.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Farmacija

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