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Fungal coexistence in the skin mycobiome: a study involving Malassezia, Candida , and Rhodotorula by Bharati Naik; Jayaprakash Sasikumar; Vishal B; Shankar Prasad Das is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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Evidence of fungal coexistence in humans points towards fungal adaptation to the host environment, like the skin. The human commensal __Malassezia__ has evolved, especially residing in sebum-rich areas of the mammalian body where it can get the necessary nutrition for its survival. This fungus is primarily responsible for skin diseases like Pityriasis versicolor (PV), characterized by hypo or hyperpigmented skin discoloration and erythematous macules. In this manuscript, we report a 19-year-old healthy female who presented with a one-year history of reddish, hypopigmented, asymptomatic lesions over the chest and a raised erythematous lesion over the face. Upon clinical observation, the patient displayed multiple erythematous macules and erythematous papules over the bilateral malar area of the face, along with multiple hypopigmented scaly macules present on the chest and back. Based on the above clinical findings, a diagnosis of PV and Acne vulgaris (AV) was made. Interestingly, the patient was immunocompetent and didn’t have any comorbidities. Upon isolation of skin scrapings and post-culturing, we found the existence of three fungal genera in the same region of the patient’s body

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Author

Bharati Naik; Jayaprakash Sasikumar; Vishal B; Shankar Prasad Das

Publisher

Springer

Published

2024

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)