Abstract

Hamster is mammal which belongs to the rodent family, usually small in size and frequently nocturnal in their habits and small pet kept in many countries today. We report a case of Trichophyton(T.) mentagrophytes infection probably transmitted from hamster. A 11-year-old girl was presented with a 1 month history of pruritic 3x2 cm-sized erythematous scaly papular patch on the left posterior thigh. Culture from a thigh lesion of patient on Sabouraud dextrose agar showed T. mentagrophytes. One hundred mg of itraconazole per day for 15 days was tried and skin lesion was improved without recurrence. 

Keywords

Hamster Trichophyton mentagrophytes infection

KJMM 2000 September;5(3):140-143(4). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2000 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

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Korean/English

Author

Yeon Jin Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jin Hyouk Choi; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jang Seok Bang; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jeong Woo Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Tae Hoon Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea. Tel: (054) 770-8269, Fax: (054) 773-1581, e-mail: mksuhmd@hanmail.net

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Acknowledgements

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Yeon Jin Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jin Hyouk Choi

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jang Seok Bang

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Moo Kyu Suh

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jeong Woo Lee

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Tae Hoon Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Gyoung Yim Ha

Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 22