Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Department of Pathology, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
J Dermatol. 2018 Feb;45(2):228-231. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14120. Epub 2017 Nov 13.
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.
糠秕马拉色菌性毛囊炎(Malassezia folliculitis,MalF)在临床表现上类似于寻常痤疮和细菌性毛囊炎。革兰氏染色在 MalF 快速诊断中的作用尚未得到充分研究。在我们的研究中,纳入了 32 名患者来探讨革兰氏染色在 MalF 诊断中的应用。根据临床表现、病理结果以及抗真菌药物治疗反应来确定 MalF 的最终诊断。结果显示,革兰氏染色的敏感性和特异性分别为 84.6%和 100%。综上,革兰氏染色是一种快速、非侵入性、敏感且特异的 MalF 诊断方法。