Dermatitis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae infection in a hedgehog.

ABSTRACT: This case report describes the fungal dermatitis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae infection in a household hedgehog confirmed by microscopic examination of conidiophores and DNA analyses including the internal transcribed spacer region, partial beta-tubulin, and the calmodulin gene. It is the first report of a natural N. hiratsukae infection in animals.

SUBMITTER: Han JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2546756 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature