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Malassezia species: Taxonomy, mycology, immunology, pathogenesis, distribution and related infections, laboratory diagnosis, antifungal susceptibility

Malassezia türleri: Taksonomi, mikoloji, immunoloji, patogenez, vücuttaki dağılımı ve ilişkili infeksiyonlar, laboratuvar tanımı, antifungallere duyarlılığı

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134–154
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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Because the distribution of the newly defined species of Malassezia at various sites on human body and their role in pathogenesis is still lacking, the previous studies and reports, antifungal susceptibility data and other features of the fungus has currently been reexamined through new taxonomical status.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background and Design.- Malassezia is a dimorphic fungus which forms part of the normal skin flora, it may exist as budding yeasts in stratum corneum in patients with several cutaneous disease and can cause iatrogenic systemic infections such as fungemia, pulmonary vasculitis, peritonitis in predisposed neonates, children and adults.
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Key Findings & Data:Malassezia may induce humoral and cellular immunity via activating the classical and alternative pathways of complement system and also is able to downregulate the immune response in some circumstances, thus, the fungus exists at the very interface between the commensalism and pathogenicity.
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Conclusion & Impact:Because the distribution of the newly defined species of Malassezia at various sites on human body and their role in pathogenesis is still lacking, the previous studies and reports, antifungal susceptibility data and other features of the fungus has currently been reexamined through new taxonomical status.
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Abstract

Background and Design.- Malassezia is a dimorphic fungus which forms part of the normal skin flora, it may exist as budding yeasts in stratum corneum in patients with several cutaneous disease and can cause iatrogenic systemic infections such as fungemia, pulmonary vasculitis, peritonitis in predisposed neonates, children and adults. Malassezia may induce humoral and cellular immunity via activating the classical and alternative pathways of complement system and also is able to downregulate the immune response in some circumstances, thus, the fungus exists at the very interface between the commensalism and pathogenicity. High lipid content was reported in the cell wall of immunomodulatory phenotype. Recently, Malassezia was taxonomically reclassified and currently the genus consist eleven species as M. japonica, M. globosa, M. restricta, M. obtusa, M. slooffiae, M. furfur, M.nana, M. sympodialis, M. dermatis, M. pachydermatis and M.yamatoensis. Except M.pachydermatis, Malassezia species are lipophylic. The incidence may be even higher than current reports present due to growth difficulties. Because the distribution of the newly defined species of Malassezia at various sites on human body and their role in pathogenesis is still lacking, the previous studies and reports, antifungal susceptibility data and other features of the fungus has currently been reexamined through new taxonomical status.

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Normal deri florasının üyelerinden olan Malassezia çeşitli deri hastalıkları bulunan hastaların stratum corneum'unda tomurcuklanan mayalar şeklinde bulunan ve altta yatan hazırlayıcı koşullara sahip yenidoğanlarda, çocuklarda ve erişkinlerde fungemi, pulmoner vaskülit ve pnömoni, peritonit gibi iyatrojenik sistemik infeksiyonlardan ayrıldığı bildirilen dimorfik bir mantardır. Malassezia, bazı durumlarda kompleman serisini etkinleştirerek sağlıklı bireylerde hem hücre aracılı hem de humoral bağışıklığı uyarmakta, bazı hallerde de konağın bağışıklık sisteminin kendisine karşı yanıtını baskılayarak immunoloji açısından bir ikilem ortaya koymakta; böylece hem kommensal hem de patojen olabilmektedir. Bağışıklığı baskılayan fenotipin hücre duvarında yüksek lipid içerdiği bildirilmektedir. Yakın tarihlerde Malassezia'nın taksonomisi yeniden düzenlenmiştir, halen M.japonica, M.globosa, M. restricta, M. obtusa, M. slooffiae, M. furfur, M.nana, M. sympodialis, M. dermatis, M. pachydermatis ve M.yamatoensis olmak üzere onbir tür içermektedir. M.pachydermatis dışındaki türler lipofiliktir. Üretim güçlüğü sebebiyle insidensinin bildirilenden daha yüksek olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu yeni türlerin floralı bölgelerdeki dağılımı ve patogenezdeki rolleri tam olarak bilinmediğinden önceki yıllarda yapılmış çalışmalar ve olgu bildirimleri, antifungal duyarlılık verileri ile mantara ait başka özellikler günümüzde yeni taksonomi doğrultusunda tekrar ele alınarak incelenmektedir.

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YÜCEL, A., KANTARCIOĞLU, A. S. (2022). Malassezia species: Taxonomy, mycology, immunology, pathogenesis, distribution and related infections, laboratory diagnosis, antifungal susceptibility. Cerrahpaşa Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 3, 134–154. https://ajindex.com/articles/473439

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