A case of tinea manuum caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei: the first isolation in Korea.
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.
Rhee
Do-Young
DY
Kim
Myoung-Shin
MS
Chang
Sung-Eun
SE
Lee
Mi-Woo
MW
Choi
Jee-Ho
JH
Moon
Kee-Chan
KC
Koh
Jai-Kyoung
JK
Choi
Jong-Soo
JS
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*