Pityrosporum folliculitis in an immunocompetent patient: clinical case description

The present report concerns Malassezia-related pityrosporum folliculitis in a patient without any predisposing factor. Once the diagnosis had been confirmed by histopathologic exam, the patient was treated with oral ketoconazole and selenium sulfide shampoo; complete remission of the clinical condit...

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Published in:	Dermatology online journal Vol. 19; no. 8; p. 19273
Main Authors:	Viana de Andrade, Ana Carolina Dias, Pithon, Matheus Melo, Oiticica, Olga Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 2013
Subjects:	Adult Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Dermatomycoses - drug therapy Dermatomycoses - microbiology Dermatomycoses - pathology Folliculitis - drug therapy Folliculitis - microbiology Folliculitis - pathology Humans Immunocompetence Ketoconazole - therapeutic use Malassezia Male Selenium Compounds - therapeutic use
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Summary:	The present report concerns Malassezia-related pityrosporum folliculitis in a patient without any predisposing factor. Once the diagnosis had been confirmed by histopathologic exam, the patient was treated with oral ketoconazole and selenium sulfide shampoo; complete remission of the clinical condition was obtained. Thus it could be concluded that in spite of being routinely associated with immunosuppression, this condition may be present in an immunocompetent patient.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1087-2108 1087-2108
DOI:	10.5070/d3198019273