Pityriasis versicolor (PV)
Isolation of Malassezia Species from Clinically Diagnosed Cases of Pityriasis Versicolor and Seborrheic Dermatitis and Determination of Antifungal Susceptibility of the Isolates
... Adolescents and young adults of both sexes were the ones commonly affected with the superficial skin infections analyzed and hence they assume cosmetic significance. Malassezia globosa was the most common species ...
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Study on Distribution of Malassezia Species in Patients with Pityriasis Versicolor in a Tertiary Care Hospital
... of pityriasis versicolor, their frequency & distribution is completely related to various environmental & host factors like geographical area, age, sex, ...
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Characterization of malassezia species isolated from pityriasis versicolor patients and healthy subjects of north-east india by pcr-rflp and 26srdna sequencing
... The genus Malassezia has gained importance as an opportunistic yeast for its association with many diseases ranging from pityriasis versicolor (PV) to invasive mycosis. Previous studies reported interesting ...
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Clinico epidemiological and mycological study of pityriasis versicolor
... In this study, the major site of involvement of pityriasis versicolor was back (46%), followed by face and neck (26%). This is similar to the study by Gatha Rao et al who reported 70% lesions in the back of ...
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<p>Dermoscopic pattern of pityriasis versicolor</p>
... Pityriasis versicolor (PV) or tinea versicolor is a fungal infection of the super fi cial layer of skin caused by Malassezia yeasts. It is clinically characterized by hyper- pigmented or ...
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Identification of Malassezia Species in Patients with Pityriasis Versicolor Submitted to the Razi Hospital in Tehran
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Epidemiological Characters of Pityriasis Versicolor and Erythrasma among Admitted Patients of Medical Mycology Lab of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 1994 -2011
... Results: Of 2265, 1294 (57%) suffered from pityriasis versicolor, who were mostly males (60%). The highest frequency was related to 20-29 year old and the lowest to 0-9. High school and university students ...
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Identification of Malassezia Species in Pityriasis Versicolor.
... The designation Malassezia, was used previously to describe mycelial phase of the organism, whereas yeast phase was divided into two distinct species based on microscopic morphology. Pityrosporum orbiculare was ...
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Study of the distribution of Malassezia species in patients with pityriasis versicolor and healthy individuals in Tehran, Iran
... In pityriasis versicolor lesions, the most commonly iso- lated species was M. globosa (53.3%), followed in fre- quency by M. furfur (25.3%), M. sympodialis(9.3%), M. obtusa (8.1%) and M. slooffiae(4.0%). ...
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Treatment of Pityriasis Versicolor. A Comparative Study of Topical 4% Potassium Hydroxide Solution Versus 1% Clotrimazole Solution
... History of itching was recorded in 25 (31.25%) patients. Seasonal variation has been found in 27 (33.75%) patients. All noticed exacerbation in the summer. Family history of pityriasis versicolor was ...
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A Clinico-Mycological study of 100 cases of Pityriasis Versicolor.
... with pityriasis versicolor have a cell mediated Immune deficiency specific to Malassezia species or depletion of specifically reactive T-cells from the blood (16, 17) T cell inhibition by a lipid component ...
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ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MALASSEZIA SPECIES ISOLATED FROM PITYRIASIS VERSICOLOR CASES
... High MICs and variability displayed in the antifungal activity of different antifungal drugs with inter-species variations of isolates from PV cases evinced the importance of performing [r] ...
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... Pityriasis versicolor is a common recurrent chronic superficial dermatologic infection difficult to eradicate as its pathogenic agents i.e., Malassezia species is endogenous to the skin flora [3,25]. The ...
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Vol 24, No 3 (2014)
... Pityriasis versicolor (PV) also known as tinea versicolor is a superficial chronically recurring fungal infection of stratum corneum, characterized by scaly, dyspigmented, irregular macules most ...
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Clinical and epidemiological features of the genus Malassezia in Iran.
... The genus Malassezia contains opportunistic yeast pathogens which reside on surface of normal skin of human and other warm-blooded vertebrates (1-4). These lipophilic yeasts are involved in the etiology of various human ...
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Effects of UV , Visible , Near Infrared Beams in Three Therapy Resistance Case Studies of Fungal Skin infections
... riasis versicolor and Mycetoma infections is ...Pedis, Pityriasis versicolor, and Mycetoma can be successfully treated by a combination of laser and LED irradiation in a wavelength range of 375 - 980 ...
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comparison study of wood lamp & direct exam for diagnosis of superficial mycoses
... 7. Madani M, Sarlak M, Zia M, Ayatollahi Mousavi S. Determination of the Prevalence of Different Malassezia spp. in Pityriasis Versicolor Patients and its Comparison with Healthy Subjects. Journal of ...
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Molecular Analysis of Malassezia Microflora on the Skin of Atopic Dermatitis Patients and Healthy Subjects
... Since the Malassezia taxonomy was revised, only a few stud- ies have examined human Malassezia microflora, although M. furfur has long been thought to be a major component of the microflora of human skin. Leeming et al. ...
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Non Venereal Lesions of Genitalia.
... Pityriasis versicolor Cutaneous cryptococcosis Rarely other deep mycoses INFESTATIONS: Common to both sexes Scabies Pediculosis Lymphatic filariasis Cutaneous larva migrans Schistosomias[r] ...
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Vol 28, No 4 (2018)
... Results Histopathological evaluation of biopsy specimens from the lesions of pityriasis versicolor demonstrated hair loss in a significant number of patients (57.6%) when c[r] ...
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