| cutaneous mycosis in a barbastelle bat (barbastella barbastellus) caused by hyphopichia burtonii. | 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 ear pinnae. histologically, multiple foci of epidermal hyperplasia, hyperkeratosis, and crateriform erosions containing masses of fungal spores and septate hyphae were found in the wing. epidermal hyp ... | 2013 | 23794016 |