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Malassezia is a genus of related fungi, classified as yeasts, naturally found on the skin surfaces of many animals including humans. It can cause hypopigmentation on the chest or back if it becomes an opportunistic infection. Some confusion exists about the naming and classification of Malassezia yeast species due to a series of changes in their nomenclature. Malassezia were originally identified by the French scientist Louis-Charles Malassez in the late...


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What are the treatment options for Malassezia dermatitis for dogs?
I know that topical chlorhexidine and miconazole (Malaseb and VetXX) may be used. Could you...

http://www.rottweilerhealth.org/pdfs/august_malasszia_paters_02.pdf Try going there. :)

Asked by Kate - 1 month ago

How can you tell the difference between malassezia pachydermatis and Candida albicans yeast infections?.?
In dogs.

it makes them act funny and 1 dog is samller

Asked by crzycoookies - 13 months ago

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  • Dandruff questions? - 9 replies

    -like fungus called malassezia, formerly known as pityrosporum. Malassezia lives on the scalps . But on scalps where malassezia thrives, the whole process can take as little as 11 days. The result

    Jun 28, 2008

  • How to shake Dandruff Flakes away - 2 replies

    is home to a kind of fungus called malassezia fungus, and its food is the oils produced by the hair follicles of our scalp. Dandruff happens when, for some reason or another, the malassezia fungus

    Jul 27, 2008

  • Small bumps plugged pores could be a fungus. - 19 replies

    Malassezia furfur), gets down into the hair follicles and multiplies, setting up an itchy, acne-like So starting in the middle of june I was fighting with a cluster of what seemed to be just non...

    Aug 20, 2007

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