Dermatitis by Malassezia pachydermatis: An Opportunistic yeast

Introduction

The term “dermatitis” is often believed to come from an ancient Greek word that means “inflammation of the skin” (with “derma-” referring to skin and “-itis” referring to inflammation) (Braun-Falco et al., 2000). It’s a common condition and often expensive to manage in pet animals especially cats and dogs. One of the reasons for dermatitis in dogs and cats is Malassezia pachydermatis a fungus and it is frequently incriminated as the causative agent for dermatitis. Louis Charles Malassez was the first person who separated this yeast from single cell fungi called as “saccharomycese” from the previously included fungus with in dermatophyte complex (Bond et al., 2020).