"Malassezia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A mitosporic fungal genus that causes a variety of skin disorders. Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare) causes TINEA VERSICOLOR.
| Descriptor ID |
D008290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.522 B01.300.930.574
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| Concept/Terms |
Malassezia- Malassezia
- Malassezias
- Pityrosporum
- Pityrosporums
Malassezia furfur- Malassezia furfur
- Malassezia furfurs
- furfur, Malassezia
- Pityrosporum orbiculare
- Pityrosporum orbiculares
- orbiculares, Pityrosporum
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malassezia" by people in Profiles.
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Dual targeting of AMRC12 and Malassezia globosa disrupts MYC liquid condensates-driven nuclear pore complex biogenesis in neuroblastoma. Theranostics. 2026; 16(6):2866-2886.
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The gut mycobiome of the Human Microbiome Project healthy cohort. Microbiome. 2017 Nov 25; 5(1):153.
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Malassezia Pneumonia: A Rare Complication of Parenteral Nutrition Therapy. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 11; 40(8):1194-1196.
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Solitary pyogenic liver abscess in neonates: report of three cases and review of the literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1994 Jan; 13(1):64-9.