Malassezia pachydermatis with special reference to canine skin disease

A review of the diseases caused by Malassezia pachydermatis has led to the conclusion that the yeast is an opportunistic pathogen that depends on predisposing host factors and different immune suppressive mechanisms for clinical manifestation. Until recently, the role of M. pachydermatis in seborrho...

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Published in:British veterinary journal 1996-05, Vol.152 (3), p.269-281
Main Authors: Akerstedt, J, Vollset, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Dermatomycoses - drug therapy
Dermatomycoses - immunology
Dermatomycoses - microbiology
Dermatomycoses - veterinary
Dog Diseases - drug therapy
Dog Diseases - immunology
Dog Diseases - microbiology
Dogs
Malassezia - classification
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Summary:A review of the diseases caused by Malassezia pachydermatis has led to the conclusion that the yeast is an opportunistic pathogen that depends on predisposing host factors and different immune suppressive mechanisms for clinical manifestation. Until recently, the role of M. pachydermatis in seborrhoeic dermatitis and otitis externa in dogs has been largely unrecognized. The clinical manifestation, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of disease conditions in dogs caused by M. pachydermatis are reviewed. Human Malassezia furfur infections are briefly described.
ISSN:0007-1935
DOI:10.1016/S0007-1935(96)80100-X