title: [Pityrosporum orbiculare in acneiform eruptions].
abstract: Six patients with acneiform eruptions in the predilection sites of pityriasis versicolor are briefly described. Histologically there were abscesses below the acroinfundibulum wherein yeasts could be found with the characteristics of pityrosporum orbiculare. The possible pathogenity of these fungi is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
vernacular_title: Pityrosporum orbiculare bei akneiformen Eruptionen.