MALE YEAST INFECTION Its CAUSE, TREATMENT,
SYMPTOMS, PICTURES, CURE, REMEDY, PHOTOS and PICS
Its CAUSE, TREATMENT,
SYMPTOMS, PICTURES, CURE, REMEDY, PHOTOS and PICS
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Malassezia and Candida colonisation on glans penis of circumcised men
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey. Summary The Malassezia yeast are members of the normal human cutaneous
flora in adults. They also are reported as part of the microflora of
the male genital region in mostly uncircumcised males. It has been reported
that Malassezia sympodialis and Malassezia globosa are the most frequent
yeast belonging to the resident microflora of the penis as in other
human skin areas. The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of Malassezia
and Candida yeast colonisation on the glans penis of circumcised males.
Impression preparations were made on modified Dixon agar. The isolates
were identified by morphological and physiological characteristics.
A total of 245 circumcised males were included in the study. Of the
245 patients examined, 55 (22.4%) were found to have a mycologically
proven yeast fungi on their glans penis. In 17 (30.9%) Malassezia, in
36 (65.5%) Candida, in one (1.8%) Malassezia and Candida, and in one
(1.8%) Saccharomyces strains were detected. Malassezia furfur (66.7%)
was the most common species among the lipophilic yeast, followed by
Malassezia globosa (11.1%), Malassezia obtusa (11.1%) and Malassezia
slooffiae (11.1%). Candida albicans was the most common non-lipophilic
yeast (46.0%), that was isolated among the other yeast, followed by
unidentified Candida strains (18.9%), Candida tropicalis (8.1%), Candida
glabrata (8.1%), Candida parapsilosis (8.1%), Candida zeylanoides (5.4%),
Candida guilliermondii (2.7%) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2.7%). The
results of this study showed that Malassezia species were also colonised
like Candida on the glans penis of circumcised males. Atilla Aridogan I, Ilkit M, Izol V, Ates A. |
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