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Microscopy of Skin Scrapings: Candida and Malassezia Mycelium

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Fungal mycelium in skin scrapings, native preparation with 40% alkali. 1st photo - fungal mycelium thread from the genus Candida, most often Candida albicans. 2nd photo - mycelial threads and grape-like clusters of Malassezia furfur spores, the causative agent of pityriasis (tinea) versicolor.

Malassezia Fungi in Ear Canal Cytology

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:06:54 +0300

Yeast-like fungi Malassezia spp., cytology from the external ear canal of a dog.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by veterinary laboratory assistant, cytologist Ekaterina Shchetnikova of Tiger Veterinary Clinic, Kyshtym.

Ear Canal Cytology: Malassezia spp. in Canine Samples

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:21:38 +0300

🔬 Malassezia spp., cytology from a canine external ear canal, mag. x 1000

🙏Images kindly provided by hematologist Amira Kuznetsova from the VETLAB veterinary laboratory network, Moscow.

Malassezia furfur in Skin and Nail Plate Scrapings

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:00:01 +0300

🔬 Malassezia furfur. Back skin, KOH 20%, magnification x400+zoom. NB! Sometimes this picture can be observed in nail plate preparations. The detection of such curved mycelial threads and groups of double-contoured spores characteristic of M. furfur in NAILS is contamination and has no diagnostic value.

Malassezia furfur: Diagnosis of Pityriasis Versicolor

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0300

Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporon ovale, Pityrosporum orbiculare) is the causative agent of pityriasis versicolor. Microscopic image: “spaghetti and meatballs” – short curved mycelial filaments and “buds” of spores. Skin scraping, 20% KOH, magnification x400 + zoom.

Malassezia Fungi Morphology in Skin Scrapes by Microscopy

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:10:27 +0300

Unipolar budding is a distinctive feature of fungi of the genus Malassezia. In English-language sources, this form is compared to peanut kernels. Skin scrape, KOH 20%, magnification x400+zoom.