612 AUGUST 2002 Veterinary Medicine AS THE CAUSATIVE agent of Malassezia dermatitis, Malassezia pachydermatis contributes to or causes mild to severe pruritus in dogs. Malassezia dermatitis is common in dogs and usually occurs concurrently with other dermatoses.1 This article reviews the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Malassezia dermatitis in dogs.

Malassezia spp. is a genus of lipophilic yeasts and comprises the most common fungi on healthy human skin. Despite its role as a commensal on healthy human skin, Malassezia spp. is attributed a pathogenic role in atopic dermatitis. The mechanisms by which Malassezia spp. may contribute to the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis are not fully understood. Here, we review the latest findings on the ...

introduction: malassezia has been reported as the cause of sometimes fatal, systemic infections in premature neonates. the soure of the infecting strain in these cases is uncertain, since neonates have limited numbers of malassezia on their skin, it may be from the hands of healthcare workers and family. the aim of this study was to examine how long malassezia was able to survive in the environ...

Malassezia species are lipophilic yeasts that are members of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of a variety of homeothermic animals. They are also among the few basidiomycetous fungi, such as some Cryptococcus spp., Rhodotorula spp., and Trichosporon spp., that can produce disease in man and animals. However, in contrast with these other species, which are quite often involved ...

Malassezia furfur and Malassezia pachydermatis were isolated from newborn children and incubators in a neonatal intensive care unit. To assess whether persistence or frequent import of the organisms was the cause of the elevated incidence, genetic typing of the strains was performed by PCR-mediated DNA fingerprinting. By using PCR primers aimed at repeat consensus motifs, six different genotype...

The genus Malassezia contains three member species: Malassezia furfur and Malassezia sympodialis, both obligatory lipophilic, skin flora yeasts of humans, and Malassezia pachydermatis, a nonobligatory lipophilic, skin flora yeast of other warm-blooded animals. Several characteristics suggest the basidiomycetous nature of these yeasts, although a perfect stage has not been identified. Classicall...