title: Hedgehog ringworm in humans and a dog.
abstract: We report 3 related cases of human dermatophytosis and 1 dog dermatophytosis likely caused by contact with a European hedgehog. Trichophyton erinacei was isolated from stratum corneum samples. This type of zoophilic dermatophytosis is rare in south-east Belgium and probably in the rest of the country as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piérard-Franchimont
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hermanns
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collette
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quatresooz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014005:Tinea / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses