Acute inflammatory tinea manuum caused by Nannizzia gypsea transmitted by an African pygmy hedgehog

Malena Gergovska¹, Mariela Hitova¹, Karen Manuelyan², 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.

Case Reports

Malena Gergovska et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Sep.

. 2024 Sep;38(9):e767-e768.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.19874. Epub 2024 Feb 22.

Malena Gergovska¹, Mariela Hitova¹, Karen Manuelyan², 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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