Research Article

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 2

Relationship between the number of species detected and total IgE antibody levels against Malassezia species in each case.

Severity groupNumber of species detected and total IgE antibody levels (IU/mL)
Less than three speciesFour or five speciesMore than six species

Mild (13) (9) (4)
Moderate (12) (8) (4)
Severe (8)102.38 (1) (2)

Mean + standard deviation. Number of sample examined is shown in parentheses.