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Inflammatory Tinea Manuum due to <i>Trichophyton erinacei</i> from an African Hedgehog
Private Practice, Guadalajara, Mexico
Dermatologic Institute of Jalisco “Dr. Jose Barba Rubio”, Mycology Reference Center (CEREMI), Guadalajara, Mexico
Dermatologic Institute of Jalisco “Dr. Jose Barba Rubio”, Mycology Reference Center (CEREMI), Guadalajara, Mexico
Dermatologic Institute of Jalisco “Dr. Jose Barba Rubio”, Mycology Reference Center (CEREMI), Guadalajara, Mexico
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Nacional Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Nacional Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
- 1 Private Practice, Guadalajara, Mexico
- 2 Dermatologic Institute of Jalisco “Dr. Jose Barba Rubio”, Mycology Reference Center (CEREMI), Guadalajara, Mexico
- 3 Dermatologic Institute of Jalisco “Dr. Jose Barba Rubio”, Mycology Reference Center (CEREMI), Guadalajara, Mexico
- 4 Dermatologic Institute of Jalisco “Dr. Jose Barba Rubio”, Mycology Reference Center (CEREMI), Guadalajara, Mexico
- 5 Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Nacional Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
- 6 Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Nacional Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Advances in Microbiology·Volume 08 (2018)·Pages 1021–1028·Published 10 December 2018·DOI10.4236/aim.2018.812069
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Abstract
The zoophylic dermatophytes, as Trichophyton erinacei , frequently cause very inflammatory tineas in the human host. This dermatophyte is carried by some pets, particularly by the terrestrial hedgehog. Herein, we present the case of a 22-year-old male student with an exudative erythematous scaly plaque on his right fifth finger for 1 month. He had a pet African hedgehog ( Atelerix albiventris ). KOH examination demonstrated hyphae compatible with dermatophytes. The culture revealed a white, radiated dusty colony. PCR sequencing of the region ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 identified T. erinacei . The final diagnosis was inflammatory tinea manuum due to T. erinacei . Clinical and mycological cure was achieved after treatment with oral terbinafine 250 mg/day × 1 month.
Keywords<i>Trichophyton erinacei</i>HedgehogTineaDermatophytes
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