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The Epidemiology of Malassezia ( Pityrosporon ) Folliculitis in Singapore
Author(s) -
Lim K. B.,
Giam Y. C.,
Tan T.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1987.tb00586.x
Subject(s) - folliculitis , medicine , malassezia , dermatology , shoulders , epidemiology , demodex , pathology , biology , botany , mite
ABSTRACT:Seventy patients with a clinical diagnosis of Malassezia folliculitis were studied, of which 48 were confirmed on finding unipolar budding yeastlike organisms on gram‐stained microscopy or histology specimens. The epidemiologic and clinical features of these 48 cases (M = 44; F = 4) were analyzed. The typical Singaporean patient with Malassezia folliculitis is a young man of mean age 22.2 years with erythematous follicular papules or pustules on the upper back, shoulders, upper chest, and sides of the back. Aggravating factors include heat and sweating. Excessive sebum production may be an important underlying factor.