Fig. 4
From: White-nose syndrome detected in bats over an extensive area of Russia
Dermatopathology of Pseudogymnoascus destructans infection in Russian bats. a Myotis dasycneme, Urals: necrotic wing membrane characterised by loss of skin structure and hypereosinophilia (black asterisk), cupping erosions packed with P. destructans hyphae (white asterisk) breaching the basement membrane (white arrow), neutrophilic inflammation (black arrow). b Myotis gracilis, Baikal: fungal cupping erosions (white asterisk) sequestered with neutrophils (black arrow) from the wing membrane. c Murina hilgendorfi, Primorye: hair follicle (white asterisk) and associated glands infected with the fungus. Periodic acid-Schiff stain