Table 4 Distribution of Malassezia species based on the body sites in Pityriasis Versicolor
| Â | Anatomic site (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Neck | Chest | Abdomen | Back | Limbs | Groin | Total |
M. globosa | 13 (61.9) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (25.0) | 14 (63.6) | 2 (66.7) | 2 (50.0) | 40 (53.3) |
M. furfur | 3 (14.3) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (27.4) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (25.3) |
M. sympodialis | 1 (4.8) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (25.0) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (50.0) | 7 (9.3) |
M. obtusa | 4 (19.0) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (8.1) |
M. slooffiae | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.8) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.0) |
Total | 21 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 22 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | 75 (100.0) |