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A case of tinea corporis caused by Arthroderma benhamiae (teleomorph of Tinea mentagrophytes) in a pet shop employee.

Shiraki Y, Hiruma M, Matsuba Y, Kano R, Makimura K, Ikeda S, Ogawa H

Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

We describe herein a case of tinea corporis caused by Arthroderma benhamiae that presented with atypical clinical symptoms. We suggest that this infection has already spread widely in Japan.

Published 19 June 2006 in J Am Acad Dermatol, 55(1): 153-4.
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