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KMID : 1094020080250030211
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2008 Volume.25 No. 3 p.211 ~ p.214
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Clinical Application of PCR-RFLP for the Differentiation of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei in the Facial Dermatitis of Household African Pygmy Hedgehog (Erinaceus albiventris)
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Han Jae-Ik
Na Ki-Jeong
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Abstract
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This report describes a case of severe and prolonged dermatophytosis in a hedgehog that was diagnosed by PCR-RFLP, a rapid and usefulness technique for identification of many causative agents and hereditary characters. A 5-month-old female hedgehog was presented with grade 2 facial pruritus, scaling, encrustation and hemorrhage. Cytology of exudates on the face showed a suspected fungal infection. A culture and tape imprint test of the cultured colony showed many hyphae and microcornidia, suspected to belong to the Trichophyton species. In the PCR-RFLP with MvaI and Hinf I, Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei was finally identified as a causative agent. The patient completely recovered after application of nystatin cream for 17 days.
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KEYWORD
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African pygmy hedgehog, Trichophyton mentagrophtes, PCR-RFLP
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