<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1665-1146</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-1146</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Salud, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1665-11462022000100062</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/bmhim.21000055</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Atypical folliculitis caused by Malassezia spp. in immunosuppressed patients]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Foliculitis atípica por Malassezia spp. en pacientes inmunosuprimidos]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marín-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mejía-Mancera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ciara G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quijada-Henderson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valero-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfredo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Hospital de Pediatría]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Hospital de Especialidades]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Hospital de Pediatría]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>79</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>62</fpage>
<lpage>68</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-11462022000100062&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-11462022000100062&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-11462022000100062&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: Folliculitis due to Malassezia spp. (MF), caused mainly by Malassezia furfur, is clinically characterized by an acneiform eruption expressing follicular papules and pustules, predominantly on the trunk. Diagnosis of MF requires confirmation of the presence of yeasts in the hair follicle. The treatment of choice is topical or oral with azoles. We report two cases of folliculitis due to Malassezia spp. of atypical distribution in immunosuppressed patients.  Case reports: Case 1. We describe a 14-year-old male patient diagnosed with chondroid osteosarcoma who required surgical treatment and chemotherapy. He was hospitalized for fever and neutropenia, presenting a rash of papulopustular lesions on the upper and lower extremities and neck. Direct examination and biopsy were performed to conclude the diagnosis of disseminated atypical Malassezia spp. folliculitis. Case 2. We describe a 16-year-old male patient diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, treated with surgical resection and chemotherapy. During hospitalization due to fever and neutropenia, he presented with disseminated dermatosis of the head, trunk, and upper extremities, showing multiple follicular papules and pustules with erythematous base; on the trunk, there were few lesions. In the supraciliary region, he showed erythema and furfuraceous desquamation. Direct examination of a follicle showed thick-walled round yeasts compatible with MF.  Conclusions: MF is a frequent entity but of low diagnostic suspicion. Immunosuppressed patients may manifest atypical clinical characteristics in non-seborrheic areas, implying diagnostic difficulty. Biopsy and direct examination are essential to corroborate the etiology in patients with immunosuppression or with a non-classical presentation.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: La foliculitis por Malassezia spp., causada principalmente por Malassezia furfur, se caracteriza clínicamente por una erupción acneiforme, con pápulas y pústulas foliculares de predominio en el tronco. El diagnóstico requiere confirmar la presencia de las levaduras en el folículo piloso. El tratamiento de elección es tópico u oral con azoles. Se reportan dos casos de foliculitis por Malassezia spp. de distribución atípica en pacientes inmunosuprimidos.  Casos clínicos: Caso 1. Paciente de sexo masculino de 14 años con diagnóstico de osteosarcoma condroide que ameritó tratamiento quirúrgico y quimioterapia. Fue hospitalizado por fiebre y neutropenia, presentando una erupción con lesiones papulopustulosas en las extremidades superiores e inferiores y en el cuello. Se realizaron examen directo y biopsia para concluir el diagnóstico de foliculitis por Malassezia spp. atípica diseminada. Caso 2. Paciente de sexo masculino de 16 años con diagnóstico de sarcoma sinovial, tratado con resección quirúrgica y quimioterapia, hospitalizado por fiebre y neutropenia. Presentó dermatosis diseminada en la cabeza, el tronco y las extremidades superiores, con múltiples pápulas y pústulas foliculares con base eritematosa; en el tronco había escasas lesiones. En la región supraciliar mostró eritema y escama furfurácea. Se realizó examen directo de un folículo, que reportó levaduras redondas de pared gruesa, compatibles con foliculitis por Malassezia spp.  Conclusiones: La foliculitis por Malassezia spp. es una afección frecuente, pero de poca sospecha diagnóstica. En pacientes inmunosuprimidos puede manifestarse con una clínica atípica en áreas no seborreicas, lo que implica la dificultad del diagnóstico. La biopsia y el examen directo son fundamentales para corroborar la etiología en pacientes con inmunosupresión o con expresión no clásica.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Folliculitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Malassezia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Atypical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Immunosuppression]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Foliculitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Malassezia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Atípico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Inmunosupresión]]></kwd>
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