ECVD Article Alert Blog

The purpose of this blog is to alert ECVD Residents and Diplomates to relevant articles normally not published in one of the journals from the syllabus reading list. Important articles from that list might also be highlighted. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. A posting does not imply that the article will serve--or not--as the basis for an examination question. You may suggest any article by emailing its reference to tolivry at ncsu.edu. Happy reading! The Blog Committee

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Malassezia Dermatitis in Humans

Hay RJ. Malassezia, dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis: an overview. British Journal of Dermatology 2011; 165 (Suppl. 2): 2-8. Abstract

PubMed ID (PMID): 21919896

Reprint: R. Hay

Comments: This is a simple and well-written paper that reviews the main skin diseases associated with Malassezia colonization in humans (mainly pityriasis versicolor and seborrheic dermatitis). This article is worth reading for comparative purposes and better appreciate the homology of Malassezia dermatitis of animals with human seborrheic dermatitis.
Recommended by: Thierry Olivry, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA