[Skin lesions on the hands due to a prickly guest].

Abstract

This case describes a 58-year-old woman who presented to the dermatology outpatient clinic with progressive skin lesions on the hands. Physical examination showed erythematosquamous plaques. The diagnosis zoonotic dermatomycosis was made based on fungal cultures, which showed a Trichophyton erinacei. This dermatophyte is particularly transmitted through hedgehogs. The patient appeared to have taken care of an infected hedgehog.