Abstract

Microsporum(M.) canis is one of the zoophilic dermatophytes that is most likely transmitted by contact of infected animals. Cats are the principal reservoir for M. canis in Korea although with less frequency this fungus is also common in dogs. M. canis infections were mostly composed of tinea(T.) capitis, T. faciei and T. corporis. Clinical manifestations were single or multiple well-demarcated, annular shaped, erythematous scaly patches. But when the lesions were distorted by treatment, we should differenciate with other skin diseases. A 21 years old woman had multiple crusted, eroded or ulcerated lesions on the arms, trunk that look like ecthyma. And single lesion on the left chest showed

scanty scaly lesion. M. canis was caltivated from the ecthyma like lesion and a cat of the patient. We report a patient with T. corporis by M. canis infection occurred to ecthyma like lesion after topical treatment for 3 months.

Keywords

Micosporum canis Tinea corporis Ecthyma

KJMM 2006 June;11(2):76-79(4). Epub 2016 February 20
Copyright © 2006 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Young Min Shin; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
So Hyun Park; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
Dong Hoon Shin; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
Jong Soo Choi; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
Ki Hong Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Corresponding

Ki Hong Kim, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. Tel: (053) 620-3160, Fax: (053) 622-2216, e-mail: khkim@med.yu.ac.kr

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Young Min Shin

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

So Hyun Park

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Dong Hoon Shin

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Jong Soo Choi

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Ki Hong Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 20