Abstract

We report a case of Malassezia folliculitis associated with pityriasis versicolor in a 16-year-old man. He had asymptomatic multiple erythematous papulopustular eruptions and scaly confluent hypopigmented maculas on the anterior chest for 2 months. The diagnosis of Malassezia folliculitis was established with the mycological and histological examinations from the specimen of papulopustules on the chest. Pityriasis versicolor was confirmed by KOH examination with the scales of the hypopigmented macules on the chest. Although the association of these two dermatoses is not common, they are generally accepted as being caused by the same organism of the genus Afafaffgfio, which has different pathogenic stages. In our case, both types of skin lesions were improved after 3 weeks of antifungal therapy with systemic itraconazole (200 mg/day) and topical 1% isoconazole nitrate cream.

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Jin Wou Kim Department of Dermatology College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seoul Korea.

KJMM 1997 December;2(2):174-177(4). Epub 2016 February 25
Copyright © 1997 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

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Korean/English

Author

Koo Seog Chae; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Doo Hee Yoon; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Jeong Deuk Lee; Department of Dermatology, Gil Hospital, Inchon, Korea
Jun Young Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Jin Wou Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Baik Kee Cho; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Jin Wou Kim, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

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Koo Seog Chae

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Doo Hee Yoon

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Jeong Deuk Lee

Department of Dermatology, Gil Hospital, Inchon, Korea

Jun Young Lee

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Jin Wou Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Baik Kee Cho

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 25