title: An unusual clinical presentation of tinea faciei caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei.
abstract: Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei, the natural host of which is the hedgehog, has been found to cause highly inflammatory and pruritic eruptions, including tinea manuum, tinea corporis, nail infection, kerion, scalp infection, and tinea barbae. To our knowledge, however, no reports have been made of tinea faciei caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei in the English language literature. We provide here the case of tinea faciei caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Deok-Woo
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji-Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Seok-Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chong-Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Won
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: Mi-Na
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole