- Malassezia folliculitis : folliculitis on the back, chest and shoulder caused by Malassezia yeasts.
- Synonym: Pityrosporum folliculitis.
- Malassezia folliculitis treatment includes topical and systemic antifungals.
Malassezia folliculitis treatment
Medical treatment options
- Topical antifungals
- Selenium sulfide shampoo.
- 50% propylene glycol in water.
- Ciclopirox olamine cream.
- Econazole cream.
- Clotrimazole cream.
- ketoconazole 2% shampoo .
- Systemic antifungals
- Fluconazole: 100–200 mg/day for 3 weeks or 200–300 mg once weekly for 1–2 months.
- Itraconazole: 200 mg/day for 1–3 weeks.
References
Dermatology , Edited by Jean L. Bolognia , Julie V. Schaffer , Lorenzo Cerroni Fourth edition: Elsevier, 2018, ISBN 978–0‐7020–6275–9.
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