Korean J Med Mycol.  2011 Jun;16(2):56-62.

A Case of Tinea Manuum Caused by Trichophyton mentagropytes var. erinacei

• Hwang YJ
• Lee YN
• Jung JW
• Kim JY
• Lee YW
• Choe YB
• Ahn KJ

Abstract

Tinea manuum comprises roughly 5% of all cases of tinea, and the main culprit is known to be Trichophyton (T.) rubrum, T. mentagrophytes var. erinacei is a dermatophyte that may be transmitted from hedgehogs, and it has been reported in Korea now that vast diversity of pets are brought into existence. Tinea manuum caused by T. mentagrophytes var. erinacei, is frequently localized to the initial site of exposure, and thus may be confused with hand eczema or pompholyx. The patient visited the outpatient clinic with an erythematous scaly patch with pustule on the right finger after being initially misdiagnosed with housewife eczema. Numerous hyphae were evident on KOH smear examination, and confirmative diagnosis of tinea manuum caused by T. mentagrophytes var. erinacei was made after culturing scales from the lesion for molecular biological analyses. The patient is currently under follow-up without relapse after being treated systemic and topical antifungal agents.

Keyword

Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei; Hedgehog; Tinea manuum

MeSH Terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Antifungal Agents
Arthrodermataceae
Eczema
Eczema, Dyshidrotic
Fingers
Follow-Up Studies
Hand
Hedgehogs
Humans
Hyphae
Korea
Recurrence
Tinea
Trichophyton
Weights and Measures
Antifungal Agents