[Malassezia related diseases].
Genusmalassezia are now divided to fourteen species. Different species will start or aggravate different skin diseases.  In the seborrheic dermatitis, M.restricta will play an important role, in the atopic dermatitis, M.globosa and/or M.restricta are major cutaneous microflora. The availability of new tools such as genomic and proteomic analyses has begun to provide a new insight into the pathogenetic mechanisms involved.
Teikyo University School of Medicine, Mizonokuchi Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Japan.
Yoshihiro
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008290:Malassezia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
D000935:Antifungal Agents