Dermatophyte infection transmitted by an African pygmy hedgehog

Malena Gergovska¹, Karen Manuelyan², Mariela Hitova¹, Jana Kazandjieva^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Clinic EuroDerma, Sofia, Bulgaria.
² Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University and UMHAT "Prof. Dr St. Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
³ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Malena Gergovska et al. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;60(8):1036-1037.

doi: 10.1111/ijd.15552. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Malena Gergovska¹, Karen Manuelyan², Mariela Hitova¹, Jana Kazandjieva^{1

3}

¹ Dermatology Clinic EuroDerma, Sofia, Bulgaria.
² Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University and UMHAT "Prof. Dr St. Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
³ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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