| [trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei infection contracted from a hedgehog]. | occasionally the hedgehog (erinaceus europaeus) is infected by trichophyton mentagrophytes (robin) blanchard var. erinacei. this zoophilic dermatophyte may cause a difficult human phlegmatic trichophytia infection. the thread-fungus grows on the usual culture-medium with a clear-white surface without radius-folding. the lower surface of the culture shows a typical brillant-yellow colour. microscopically the fungus presents abundant microconidia formation and a few distinct macroconidia. cross-br ... | 1979 | 155666 |
| the taxonomic status of the hedgehog fungus trichophyton erinacei. | | 1977 | 562002 |
| arthroderma benhamiae infection in the central african hedgehog erinaceus albiventris, and a report of a human case. | the occurrence of ringworm caused by arthroderma benhamiae ajello & cheng is reported in central african hedgehogs (erinaceus albiventris wagner), caught near nairobi, kenya. of the 45 animals examined, 10 were positive on culture, including a litter of 4 young. six infected animals were without lesions, and 2 littermates showed scaly areas similar to those described in e. europaeus l. caused by trichophyton erinacei (smith & marples) padhye & carmichael. no correlation with mite infestation or ... | 1975 | 1171366 |
| hazards from hedgehogs: two case reports with a survey of the epidemiology of hedgehog ringworm. | 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. | 1992 | 1451288 |
| [inflammatory tinea capitis caused by trichophyton erinacei in a 3 year-old child]. | | 1991 | 1789653 |
| zoonoses and other findings in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus): a survey of mortality and review of the literature. | a survey of mortality in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus) was carried out between july 1976 and november 1986. most were from norfolk. of the 74 examined, 35 (47.3 per cent) were road casualties, one of which yielded salmonella typhimurium phage type (pt) 104. of the remaining 39, 13 (33.3 per cent) had salmonellosis due to s enteritidis pt 11. this organism, which appears to be common and widespread in hedgehogs in england was found in 10 separate incidents. the only other zoonosis was ringworm ... | 1991 | 2035215 |
| transmission and course of trichophyton erinacei infections in british hedgehogs. | | 1973 | 4703464 |
| tinea barbae caused by trichophyton erinacei. | | 1974 | 4859567 |
| [trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei, a pathogen for both man and hedgehogs]. | | 1971 | 5170397 |
| trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei in hedgehog nests. | | 1969 | 5346185 |
| trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei in british hedgehogs. | | 1969 | 5346186 |
| spirals in cultures of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei. smith and marples, 1963. | | 1965 | 5874153 |
| trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei. | | 1963 | 5875362 |
| human infections with trichophyton mentagrophytes var erinacei in melbourne, australia. | | 1981 | 7221801 |
| dermatophytoses in iran. | a total of 12,150 cases of suspected dermatophytoses in different areas of iran were studied between 1986 and 1991. the age groups most commonly infected were 1-9 and 20-29 years. clinical diagnosis was confirmed in only 9345 cases by laboratory examination. of these positive samples, 1633 cases were found to be positive by direct microscopic observation only, 429 by culture only and 7283 by both techniques. scalp ringworm of children was the most common type of tinea. but according to the rate ... | 1994 | 7935592 |
| detection of sugars and aminoacids in antigens of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei. | crude antigen extracted from mycelium of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei by means of phenol and ethylene glycol was studied for sugar and amino acid constituents using deae-sephadex a-50 column chromatography for fractionation. the results revealed that the crude antigen contains 13 sugars and 15 amino acids. it is presumed that the antigenicity is based on glycopeptide fractions. | 1999 | 10424091 |
| exocellular enzyme activity of dermatophytes and other fungi isolated from ruminants in southern iraq. | sixteen fungal species were isolated from 182 specimens collected from four ruminants (buffalo, camel, cattle and sheep) in southern iraq. fungi represented by five species of dermatophytes and eleven species of other fungi were screened for the activity of four enzymes: keratinase. proteinase, lipase and amylase. keratinase was found to be produced by all of the dermatophytes and non-dermatophytes, except for paecillomyces variottii and scytalidium lignicola. however, high keratinase activity w ... | 2001 | 11407490 |
| degradation of keratin substrates by fungi isolated from sewage sludge. | four fungal species including two dermatophytes and two saprophytes were isolated from sewage sludge samples at basrah (iraq) they were tested for their degradative ability towards three types of keratin substrates (human hair, chicken feathers and wool). the rate of keratin degradation was expressed as weight loss over three weeks of incubation using a liquid culture medium. human hair had the highest degradation rate by colonization of chrysosporium pannicola and microsporum gypseum at a rate ... | 2002 | 12206319 |
| further observations on trichophyton erinacei and t. proliferans. | | 1971 | 5553911 |
| [taxonomic study of clinic isolates of trichophyton in rosario, argentina]. | due to the pleomorphism and cultural variability displayed by species of the genus trichophyton, the identification methods based solely on morphological features are usually insufficient for their classification. the goal of the present work was to test a set of phenotypic methods in order to identify fungal isolates that belong to the aforementioned genus. these methods were based on a molecular taxonomic technique used as standard. clinical isolates (56) were used as samples along with 6 refe ... | 2014 | 24401778 |
| [dermatomycoses due to pets and farm animals : neglected infections?]. | dermatomycoses due to contact with pets and livestock frequently affect children and young adults. zoophilic dermatophytes are the main important causative agents. it has long been known that the often high inflammatory dermatophytoses of the skin and the scalp are caused mostly by microsporum canis. due to an absence of an obligation for reporting fungal infections of the skin to the public health office in germany, an unnoticed but significant change in responsible pathogens has occurred. toda ... | 2012 | 23114507 |
| synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial evaluation of some new hydrazinecarbothioamide, 1,2,4-triazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives. | in this work, we reported the synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activities of three new compound series obtained from 6-(phenyl/4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-3-acetic acid hydrazide: 2-{[6-(phenyl/4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl]acetyl}-n-alkyl/arylhydrazinecarbothioamides (2a-d), 4-alkyl/aryl-2,4-dihydro-5-{[6-(phenyl/4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl]methyl}-3h-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones (3a-n), and 2-alkyl/arylamino-5-{[6-(phenyl/4-chlorophenyl)i ... | 2013 | 22845330 |
| frequent isolation of arthroderma benhamiae from dogs with dermatophytosis. | molecular analysis methods have led to many changes in the taxonomy of dermatophyte species. | 2014 | 24267472 |
| which fungus originally was trichophyton mentagrophytes? historical review and illustration by a clinical case. | several dermatophytes producing numerous pyriform or round microconidia were called trichophyton mentagrophytes. among these dermatophytes are the teleomorph species arthroderma benhamiae, arthroderma vanbreuseghemii and arthroderma simii, and other species such as trichophyton interdigitale, trichophyton erinacei and trichophyton quinckeanum for which only the anamorph is known. confusion exists about which fungus should be really called t. mentagrophytes and about the rational use of this name ... | 2015 | 25912796 |
| an unusual clinical presentation of tinea faciei caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei. | trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei, the natural host of which is the hedgehog, has been found to cause highly inflammatory and pruritic eruptions, including tinea manuum, tinea corporis, nail infection, kerion, scalp infection, and tinea barbae. to our knowledge, however, no reports have been made of tinea faciei caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei in the english language literature. we provide here the case of tinea faciei caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinac ... | 2011 | 21504458 |
| trichophyton erinacei infection from a hedgehog: a case report from taiwan. | trichophyton erinacei is a fungus affecting hedgehogs. as these animals have become popular as exotic pets, human infections with this organism have been documented in many countries. in taiwan, a 36-year-old woman developed tinea lesions at multiple sites after carrying a sick hedgehog. the animal subsequently lost its quills and died. on culture of the patient's skin scrapings, the pathogen was identified mycologically as trichophyton erinacei, which was confirmed by sequencing of the internal ... | 2010 | 20574717 |
| evaluation of a single-tube real-time pcr for detection and identification of 11 dermatophyte species in clinical material. | we developed a dermatophyte-specific single-tube real-time pcr assay based on internal transcribed sequences. this assay allows the rapid detection and identification of 11 clinically relevant species within the three dermatophyte genera trichophyton, microsporum and epidermophyton in nail, skin and hair samples within a few hours. analysis of 145 clinical samples (107 nail, 36 skin scale, and two hair) by both real-time pcr and a pcr-reverse line blot (pcr-rlb) assay described earlier revealed ... | 2010 | 19624518 |
| hedgehog ringworm in humans and a dog. | we report 3 related cases of human dermatophytosis and 1 dog dermatophytosis likely caused by contact with a european hedgehog. trichophyton erinacei was isolated from stratum corneum samples. this type of zoophilic dermatophytosis is rare in south-east belgium and probably in the rest of the country as well. | 2008 | 19186564 |
| a case of tinea manuum caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei: the first isolation in korea. | hedgehogs have recently become popular exotic pets in korea. several diseases may be acquired from these animals including dermatophytosis, salmonella infections, contact urticaria and possibly mycobacterium infections. we describe here a 15-year-old girl who developed tinea manuum after keeping a hedgehog for 4 months. diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic and mycological examination. the causative agent was identified as trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei, a zoophilic dermatophyte. | 2009 | 18643919 |
| tinea incognito in italy: a 15-year survey. | tinea incognito or steroid modified tinea is a dermatophytic infection in which topical or systemic steroids, administered as a result of dermatological misdiagnosis or preexisting pathologies, have modified the clinical appearance of the fungal infection, transforming the typical ringworm and mimicking other skin diseases. this is a retrospective study of the agents, clinical aspects, sources of infection of 200 cases (98 males, 102 females, mean age 42 years) of tinea incognito, observed in si ... | 2006 | 16922789 |
| [from hedgehogs to men. zoophilic dermatophytosis caused by trichophyton erinacei in eight patients]. | the hedgehog is an in germany previously unrecognized source of human ringworm. eight hedgehog caretakers from göttingen and the surrounding area developed dermatophytosis caused by trichophyton erinacei. four patients who handled the animals without gloves developed lesions on the hands that were more in keeping with hand eczema, leading to a delay in diagnosis. the other caretakers who wore gloves presented with typical ringworm on the arms, the big toe, the back, the abdomen, and the thighs. ... | 2007 | 16523278 |
| inhibition of the growth in vitro of trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton erinacei and microsporum persicolor by miconazole and chlorhexidine. | an agar dilution technique was used to assess the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of miconazole, chlorhexidine and a 1:1 combination of both agents for 9 isolates of trichophyton mentagrophytes, 9 isolates of trichophyton erinacei and 5 isolates of microsporum persicolor. mics of chlorhexidine did not vary significantly between the three dermatophyte species tested, but the mics of miconazole alone and in combination with chlorhexidine for t. erinacei were significantly greater that tho ... | 2005 | 16238813 |
| the first isolation in japan of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei causing tinea manuum. | | 2005 | 16135148 |
| the epidemiology and mating behavior of arthroderma benhamiae var. erinacei in household four-toed hedgehogs (atelerix albiventris) in japan. | an epidemiological survey of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei in the household hedgehog and other rodents was made between january 17, 2002 and february 28, 2002 in japan. quills and hairs were collected from sources identified via the internet. the fungus was isolated only from the quills of four-toed hedgehogs (7/18; 39%) from kanto to kyushu regions. isolates were examined morphologically, physiologically and genetically, and identified as t. mentagrophytes var. erinacei anamorph. th ... | 2003 | 12590257 |
| an isolate of arthroderma benhamiae with trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei anamorph isolated from a four-toed hedgehog (atelerix albiventris) in japan. | a female four-toed hedgehog probably imported from africa and kept as a pet by a family suffered from depilation and mite (caparinia tripilis) infection. depilated quills were inoculated on a commercially available medium and an isolate of the dermatophytes was obtained. a giant colony after 14 days incubation on yeast extract sabourauds agar had a central umbo with white granular surface and a yellow pigment ring in the reverse. the hedgehog isolate produced numerous elongated microconidia sing ... | 2002 | 12402026 |
| tinea capitis in infants less than 1 year of age. | tinea capitis is the most frequent manifestation of dermatophyte infection in children, but because it is rare in the first months of life it is often misdiagnosed. here we report 15 cases of tinea capitis observed in italy in infants less than 1 year of age. there were 10 boys and 5 girls (mean age 6 months). diagnosis was confirmed by mycologic examination. microsporum canis was isolated in nine cases and trichophyton mentagrophytes in three. these 12 infants were italian and animals were the ... | 2001 | 11841628 |
| synthesis of some 4-(alkylidene/arylidene)amino-2,4-dihydro-5- (2-thienyl)-3h-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones tested for antimicrobial activity. | a series of 4-(alkylidene/arylidene)amino-2,4-dihydro-5- (2-thienyl)-3h-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones (2a-h) were synthesized. the structural elucidation of all the compounds was made on the basis of analytical and spectral data (ir, 1h-nmr and eims). all synthesized compounds were evaluated for in vitro antimicrobial activity against various bacteria and fungi. some of the compounds demonstrated antimicrobial activity against staphylococcus aureus atcc 6538, staphylococcus epidermidis atcc 12228, tr ... | 2001 | 11822231 |
| partial purification and some biochemical characteristics of exocellular keratinase from trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei. | the dermatophyte trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei isolated from patients infected with tinea cruris was cultured in sabouraud dextrose broth, from which an exocellular keratinase extract was obtained. the keratinase was partially purified with sephadix g-100 gel filtration. some biochemical characteristics of the purified enzyme were examined. its molecular weight was estimated to be 38,000 dalton on sodium dodecyle sulfate polyacrylmide gel electrophoresis (sds-page). the optimal ph wa ... | 2001 | 11469759 |
| the histological lesions of trichophyton mentagrophytes var erinacei infection in dogs. | a retrospective study of the histological features of four cases of canine trichophyton mentagrophytes var erinacei infection is reported. in all four dogs the initial lesions affected the dorsal muzzle and in two dogs the lesions spread to more distant sites on the body. clinically, the lesions were characterized by scaling, crusting and hair loss. histologically, the main lesions were characterized by acanthosis, epidermal, ostial and infundibular hyperkeratosis, serocellular crusting, mural f ... | 2001 | 11360338 |
| trichophyton erinacei: an unusual cause of kerion. | | 1999 | 10583103 |
| partial purification and kinetic studies of exocellular proteinase from trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei. | the dermatophyte trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei isolated from a patient with tinea cruris was cultured in peptone-glucose broth from which an exocellular proteinase was obtained. the enzyme was partly purified by sephadex g-100 gel filtration. its molecular weight was determined to be 33,000 on sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page). the optimal ph was 8.5, the optimal temperature 35 degrees c. the proteolytic activity was specifically increased against ... | 1998 | 9670769 |
| vaccination procedures and the infectivity of dermatophyte lesions. | by means of an experimental guinea pig model, the immunogenicities of a live spore vaccine, a killed hyphal cell wall vaccine and a soluble cytoplasmic extract vaccine of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei were compared, and their modifying influence on the infectivity and duration of experimental dermatophyte lesions examined. of the three vaccines, the live-spore one was the most effective and closely simulated the type of immunity which develops following a natural infection. lesions p ... | 1983 | 6855874 |
| human infection due to the hedgehog fungus, trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei. | three human cases of skin infection caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei are recorded. a review of work on the incidence and ecology in hedgehogs and as a source of human infection is given. it is suggested that a true increase in human infections is occurring. a description of the colonial and microscopical appearance of the fungus and their variance with other t. mentagrophytes varieties is discussed. the name trichophyton erinacei is proposed as being taxonomically more correct ... | 1966 | 5948666 |
| evaluation of bioactivities of chlorokojic acid derivatives against dermatophytes couplet with cytotoxicity. | in an attempt to find novel antifungal agents with improved activity, a series of compounds bearing 6-chloromethyl-3-hydroxy-2-substituted 4h-pyran-4-one moiety were synthesized and examined for their cytotoxic evaluation and antifungal activities against both standard and isolated dermatophytic fungal species microsporum gypseum, trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei and epidermophyton floccosum. | 2013 | 23664872 |
| comparison of two systemic antifungal agents, itraconazole and terbinafine, for the treatment of dermatophytosis in european hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus). | dermatophytosis caused by trichophyton erinacei is a common scaling and crusting skin disease affecting european hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus) admitted to wildlife rescue centres. the application of topical therapy can be challenging because wild hedgehogs are subject to stress and often roll into a ball when handled. systemic antifungal therapy is more convenient but has not been evaluated in this species. | 2016 | 27620985 |
| trichophyton erinacei in pet hedgehogs in spain: occurrence and revision of its taxonomic status. | hedgehogs have increased in popularity as pets in spain but there are no data of infection rates of this exotic animal with dermatophytes in our country. during the period of 2008-2011 a total of 20 pet hedgehogs (19 african pygmy hedgehogs and 1 egyptian long-eared hedgehog) suspected of having dermatophytoses were studied. this is the first survey of the occurrence of t. erinacei in household hedgehogs in spain. the t. erinacei infection rate was 50% (9 out of 19 african pygmy hedgehogs, and t ... | 2017 | 27486214 |
| tinea manuum due to trichophyton erinacei from tunisia. | trichophyton erinacei is a zoonotic fungus affecting hedgehogs. although several human infections with this organism have been documented in the literature, it has rarely been isolated as a human pathogen. this paper reports on an erythematous lesion spotted on the hand of a 10-year-old girl. based on the culture of the patient's skin scrapings, the pathogen was mycologically identified as t. erinacei, which was further confirmed by sequencing the internal transcribed spacers of the fungal nucle ... | 2015 | 26091573 |
| keratomycosis: etiology, risk factors and differential diagnosis- a mini review on trichophyton spp. | fungal keratitis is an infectious disease of the cornea. lack of suspicion and delayed diagnosis herald the onset of complications often leading to permanent loss of vision or worse, enucleation. while a variety of pathogenic fungi especially non-dermatophyte molds associated with fungal keratitis have been identified, a comprehensive review identifying the trichophyton spp. has not been completed. trichophyton spp. is a rare but important entity implicated in fungal keratitis. case reports from ... | 2014 | 25478343 |
| trichophyton erinacei skin infection after recreational exposure to an elephant in southeast asia. | zoophilic fungal infections are a prevalent disease in tropical countries and clinicians must consider them in the differential diagnosis of pruritic skin lesions. we report a clinical case of trichophyton erinacei skin infection after recreational exposure to an asian elephant. as far as we were able to search the literature, it is the first case described after contact with elephants. | 2014 | 24548162 |
| tinea manuum caused by trichophyton erinacei: first report in switzerland. | | 2015 | 24372169 |
| trichophyton erinacei kerion barbae from a hedgehog with direct osculatory transfer to another person. | we describe a case of kerion tinea barbae infection due to trichophyton erinacei in a 37-year-old man. the infection had also been transferred to his partner by direct contact from kissing. t. erinacei is a zoophilic dermatophyte occasionally harboured by the hedgehog (erinaceus europaeus). there are few reports of human infection in the literature, and it rarely causes a kerion. there is only one previous report of tinea barbae occurrence due to t. erinacei. this case highlights the possibility ... | 2014 | 24016062 |
| a different kind of hedgehog pathway: tinea manus due to trichophyton erinacei transmitted by an african pygmy hedgehog (atelerix albiventris). | the unusual case of a 29-year-old woman with tinea manus caused by infection due to trichophyton erinacei is described. the patient presented with marked erosive inflammation of the entire fifth finger of her right hand. mycological and genomic diagnostics resulted in identification of t. erinacei as the responsible pathogen, which had been transmitted by a domestic african pygmy hedgehog, atelerix albiventris. upon prolonged treatment with topical and systemic antifungal agents skin lesions slo ... | 2014 | 23889168 |
| the first case of tinea faciei caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei isolated in chile. | trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei is a zoophilic dermatophyte transmitted by hedgehogs which human infections manifest as highly inflammatory and pruritic eruptions. | 2012 | 22348562 |