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| | Hot, humid conditions favour the development of the infection. | | Hot, humid conditions favour the development of the infection. |
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| − | *Bottle-shaped, small budding cells, non-mycelial
| + | ''M. Pachydermatitis'' is bottle-shaped, and non-mycelial. |
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| − | *Gram stain shows purple yeast cells with a very wide base
| + | Gram stain shows purple yeast cells with a very wide base, and has a greenish discolouration on blood agar. |
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| − | *Grows on Sabouraud's Dextrose agar in 2 weeks of incubation at room temperature
| + | Causes [[Malassezia Dermatitis]] |
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| − | *Greenish discolouration on blood agar
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| − | *Clinical disease may cause yeast to proliferate and cause infection
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| − | *Grossly:
| + | [[Category:To Do - Fungi]] |
| − | **Regional lesions: muzzle, [[Ear - Anatomy & Physiology|ears]], interdigital, perianal
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| − | **Or generalised disease
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| − | **Erythematous, hyperpigmented, [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|lichenified]] and scaly lesions with alopecia
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| − | *Microscopically:
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| − | **[[Skin Glossary - Pathology|hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis]]
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| − | **Spongiotic pustular dermatitis
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| − | **[[Skin Glossary - Pathology|Acanthosis]]
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| − | **Organisms are usually present- minimum 3-5 yeasts per high-power field must be found to imply cause of disease
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| − | *''Malassezia pachydermis'' in [[Malassezia Dermatitis|malassezia dermatitis]][[Category:Yeast-like_Fungi]]
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