title: A case of tinea manuum caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei: the first isolation in Korea.
abstract: Hedgehogs have recently become popular exotic pets in Korea. Several diseases may be acquired from these animals including dermatophytosis, Salmonella infections, contact urticaria and possibly Mycobacterium infections. We describe here a 15-year-old girl who developed tinea manuum after keeping a hedgehog for 4 months. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic and mycological examination. The causative agent was identified as Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei, a zoophilic dermatophyte.
authors.forename: Do-Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Myoung-Shin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Mi-Woo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jee-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kee-Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Jai-Kyoung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Jong-Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001483:Base Sequence; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*