| Literature DB >> 29131371 |
Wei-Ting Tu1, Szu-Ying Chin1,2, Chia-Lun Chou1,3, Che-Yuan Hsu1, Yu-Tsung Chen1, Donald Liu1, Woan-Ruoh Lee1,3,4, Yi-Hsien Shih1,3,4.
Abstract
Malassezia folliculitis (MalF) mimics acne vulgaris and bacterial folliculitis in clinical presentations. The role of Gram staining in rapid diagnosis of MalF has not been well studied. In our study, 32 patients were included to investigate the utility of Gram staining for MalF diagnosis. The final diagnoses of MalF were determined according to clinical presentation, pathological result and treatment response to antifungal agents. Our results show that the sensitivity and specificity of Gram staining are 84.6% and 100%, respectively. In conclusion, Gram staining is a rapid, non-invasive, sensitive and specific method for MalF diagnosis.Entities:
Keywords: Gram staining; Malassezia folliculitis; Pityrosporum folliculitis; acne vulgaris; bacterial folliculitis
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29131371 DOI： 10.1111/1346-8138.14120
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dermatol ISSN： 0385-2407 Impact factor: 4.005