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Isolation of Microsporum gallinae from a fighting cock (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Japan.
Medical mycology - 1 Feb 2013
Murata Michiko, Takahashi Hideo, Takahashi Sana, Takahashi Yoko, Chibana Hiroji, Murata Yoshiteru, Sugiyama Kazutoshi, Kaneshima Takashi, Yamaguchi Sayaka, Miyasato Hitona, Murakami Masaru, Kano Rui, Hasegawa Atsuhiko, Uezato Hiroshi, Hosokawa Atsushi, Sano Ayako
Abstract excerpt
A case of tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gallinae was found in 2011 in Okinawa, located in the southern part of Japan. The patient was a 96-year-old, otherwise healthy, Japanese man, who had been working as a breeder of fighting cocks for more than 70 years. He was bitten on his right forearm by one of the cocks and a few weeks later, two erythematous macules appeared on the right forearm, accompanied by a...
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