Cutaneous mycosis in a Barbastelle bat ( Barbastella barbastellus) caused by Hyphopichia burtonii

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
• Main Authors: Simpson, Victor R., Borman, Andrew M., Fox, Richard I., Mathews, Fiona
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2013
• Subjects: The Muzzle; Barbastella barbastellus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1040638713493780; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1040638713493780; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1040638713493780

A rare barbastelle bat ( Barbastella barbastellus) died shortly after being found in emaciated condition in Devon, England. The skin over the muzzle and face was grossly thickened, crusty, and in places was sloughing and ulcerated. There were numerous nodules up to 3 mm in diameter on both wings and...