Pityrosporium folliculitis

Etiology

• Malassezia (Pityrosporum)

Epidemiology

• preferentially affect young women

Clinical manifestations

• monomorphous eruption
• asymptomatic or slightly pruritic
• follicular papules & pustules
• upper back, chest, arms, neck

Management

• topical antifungal agents
• sulfur-based antibiotic washes (Selsun blue)
• oral antifungal agents

More general terms

• folliculitis

Additional terms

• Malassezia (Pityrosporum)