Anti-Malassezia-Specific IgE Antibodies Production in Japanese Patients with Head and Neck Atopic Dermatitis: Relationship between the Level of Specific IgE Antibody and the Colonization Frequency of Cutaneous Malassezia Species and Clinical Severity
Table 1
Level and detection frequency of specific IgE antibody and colonization frequency of Malassezia species.
Species
Specific IgE antibody value (IU/mL)
Detection frequency (%) of specific IgE antibody
Colonization frequency (%) of Malassezia species
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Mild
Moderate
Severe
HS
M. restricta
42.3
87.5
100
100
100
100
100
M. globosa
34.6
83.3
100
100
100
100
100
M. sympodialis
30.8
83.3
100
61.5
58.3
54.5
36.7
M. dermatitis
42.3
79.2
100
38.5
37.5
27.3
30.0
M. japonica
26.9
83.3
90.9
11.5
12.5
18.2
10.0
M. furfur
26.9
79.2
100
15.4
29.2
18.2
26.7
M. slooffiae
3.8
50.0
81.8
19.2
16.7
9.1
16.7
M. obtusa
11.5
62.5
90.9
19.2
16.7
18.2
10.0
, Mean + standard deviation; , HS: healthy subject [22].
