Hazards from hedgehogs: two case reports with a survey of the epidemiology of hedgehog ringworm
- 1 May 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Vol. 17 (3) , 156-158
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.1992.tb00193.x
Abstract
Two related cases of ringworm caused by contact with an infected hedgehog are reported. The causal fungus, Trichophyton erinacei, was isolated from human and animal cases. The epidemiology of hedgehog ringworm is discussed.Keywords
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