This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/JDV.16253 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved PROF. GEORGIOS GAITANIS (Orcid ID : 0000-0001-5482-1304) Article type : Review Article Critical synthesis of available data in Malassezia folliculitis and a systematic review of treatments Key Words: Malassezia, Pityrosporum, Folliculitis, Diagnosis, Treatment, Pathobiology Words: 4818 Figures: 2 Tables: 1 C Vlachos 1 , MAS Henning 2 , G Gaitanis 1,3#* , J Faergemann 4# , DM Saunte 2,5# 1. Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, University Hospital of Ioannina, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. 2. Department of Dermatology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark. 3. Delc Clinic, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. 4. Department of Dermatology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. 5. Clinical medicine, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 6. # Member of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Task Force of Mycology *Corresponding Author: Georgios Gaitanis, S. Niarchou Avenue, Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Science, Accepted Article