Abstract
Malassezia yeast is a member of the normal flora on human skin predominantly in sebum-rich regions. It is associated with several cutaneous diseases such as pityriasis versicolor, pityrosporum folliculitis and seborrheic dermatitis. Recently Malassezia yeast has increasingly been recognized as a cause of fungemia in premature neonates and adults receiving intravenous lipid. As a consequence, familiarity with Malassezia yeast is now necessary. This paper will briefly review the taxonomic history of Malassezia yeast, age-related change and body-site variation in its distribution and methodologies used.
Keywords
Distribution Malassezia yeast
KJMM
1998 June;3(1):1-6(6). Epub 2016 February 24
Copyright © 1998 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Language
Korean/English
Author
Han Uk Kim; Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea
Corresponding
Han Uk Kim, Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea.
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