Table 4.

Distribution of Malassezia species based on the body sites in Pityriasis Versicolor

	Anatomic site (%)
Species	Neck	Chest	Abdomen	Back	Limbs	Groin	Total
M. globosa	13 (61.9)	7 (41.2)	2 (25.0)	14 (63.6)	2 (66.7)	2 (50.0)	40 (53.3)
M. furfur	3 (14.3)	7 (41.2)	2 (25.0)	6 (27.4)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	19 (25.3)
M. sympodialis	1 (4.8)	1 (5.9)	2 (25.0)	1 (4.5)	0 (0.0)	2 (50.0)	7 (9.3)
M. obtusa	4 (19.0)	1 (5.9)	1 (12.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	6 (8.1)
M. slooffiae	0 (0.0)	1 (5.8)	1 (12.5)	1 (4.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (4.0)
Total	21 (100.0)	17 (100.0)	8 (100.0)	22 (100.0)	3 (100.0)	4 (100.0)	75 (100.0)