The Prevalence of Malassezia Yeasts in Healthy Subjects and Patients with SD in Lorestan, Bakhtiari Nomads

The genus Malassezia yeasts, yeasts are lipophilic Bazydyvmayst as members of the microbial flora of humans and warm-blooded animals often are. Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin surface is observed in adult men. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Malassezia in Lorestan, Bakhtiari nomads. sampling techniques chip was taken from dandruff head and behind the ears. Sample of 100 subjects (50 healthy subjects and 50 patients with seborrheic dermatitis) and on the Lymyng - Nvtmn agar was modified crops. Macroscopic and microscopic studies were performed on colonies of Malassezia in pure culture. In this study of yeast cells to the total sample of patients with seborrheic dermatitis in 27 (54%) patients, and 17 patients (34%) showed growth of yeast colonies. In healthy individuals, the total amount of yeast cells in the samples, 24 (48%) patients and 14 (28%) showed growth of yeast colonies. The findings showed that Malassezia yeasts in 51% of cases and 31% of the direct examination of the cultures were isolated.