Chiaki Takahashi, Ryohei Asakura, Ayaka Chaya, Michi Ota, Kazutoshi Harada, Tatsuya Inukai, Shigeki Nakamura, Yasuki Hata, Emiko Watanabe-Okada
Microsporum canis is a type of dermatophyte that causes zoonotic dermatophytosis in cats and dogs. We report three cases of tinea corporis due to M. canis from a single household with a domestic cat as a pet. The cases included a woman in her thirties (mother), a girl in her teens (older sister), and a girl in her teens (younger sister). Following sudden hair loss in the domestic cat, annular erythema with pruritus and scales appeared on the face, neck, and limbs of the older sister, younger sister, and mother, sequentially; they subsequently visited our hospital...
2024: Medical Mycology Journal