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Tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gallinae: First clinical case in Japan

  1. Hitona MIYASATO1,
  2. Sayaka YAMAGUCHI1,
  3. Kiyohito TAIRA1,
  4. Atsushi HOSOKAWA1,
  5. Susumu KAYO2,
  6. Ayako SANO3,
  7. Hiroshi UEZATO1,
  8. Kenzo TAKAHASHI1

Article first published online: 13 DEC 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01090.x

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The Journal of Dermatology

The Journal of Dermatology

Volume 38, Issue 5, pages 473–478, May 2011

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MIYASATO, H., YAMAGUCHI, S., TAIRA, K., HOSOKAWA, A., KAYO, S., SANO, A., UEZATO, H. and TAKAHASHI, K. (2011), Tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gallinae: First clinical case in Japan. The Journal of Dermatology, 38: 473–478. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01090.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Dermatology, Department of Organ-Oriented Medicine

  2. 2

    Department of Research Laboratory Center, University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa

  3. 3

    Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

*Hitona Miyazato, M.D., Division of Dermatology, Department of Organ-Oriented Medicine, University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Medicine, Nishihara-machi, Uehara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan. Email: jin_na03@yahoo.co.jp

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 APR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 13 DEC 2010
  3. Received 8 June 2010; accepted 22 July 2010.

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Keywords:

  • internal transcribed spacer;
  • Microsporum gallinae;
  • polymerase chain reaction;
  • sequencing

Abstract

We report herein a case of tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gallinae in a 96-year-old, otherwise healthy Japanese man. The patient had a long working history as a breeder of fighting cocks, and he suffered from two erythematous macules after being bitten by a cock. M. gallinae was identified as the infectious agent based on the morphology of isolates cultured on slides and analysis of DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) from ribosomal DNA from cultured isolates. The patient was successfully treated with antifungal ointments. To our knowledge, this is the first case of M. gallinae infection in a human reported in Japan.

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