title: Ringworm of the African hedgehog (Erinaceus albiventris) in the Ivory Coast due to Arthroderma benhamiae.
abstract: Isolates of the conidial state of Arthroderma behnhamiae (+ mating strain) were obtained from dry, scaly lesions on the ears of 3 hedgehogs in the Ivory Coast. This is a new record for this country.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D004431:Ear, External / Q000382:microbiology; D006364:Hedgehogs; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*