Table 3.

Number of cats presented with Malassezia species (mean of >3/high-power field) together with other changes in the ear canal and pinnae

	Bilaterally	Unilaterally left	Unilaterally right
Malassezia + light- or dark-brown colour of the cerumen	5/6	0/6	0/6
Malassezia + erythematous ear canal	0/6	1/6	0/6
Malassezia + nucleated epithelial cells	0/6	2/6	1/6
Malassezia + neutrophils	1/6	1/6	1/6
Malassezia + pinnal crusts	0/6	0/6	1/6
Malassezia + pinnal erythema	0/6	0/6	0/6
Malassezia + pinnal wounds	1/6	0/6	0/6
Malassezia + pinnal alopecia	1/6	0/6	0/6