White-nose syndrome: a novel dermatomycosis of biologic interest and epidemiologic consequence☆
| Autor: | Kali A. Holder, Scott A. Norton, Michele Z. Magnino |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
medicine.medical_specialty Population bats Dermatology Disease Dermatomycosis Article 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Homeostatic mechanism 0302 clinical medicine Ascomycota Pseudogymnoascus destructans Chiroptera Epidemiology medicine Animals Dermatomycoses Humans education Intensive care medicine 030203 arthritis & rheumatology education.field_of_study Biological Products biology business.industry biology.organism_classification White-nose syndrome dermatomycosis zoonoses white-nose syndrome epidemiology fungi business |
| Zdroj: | Clinics in Dermatology |
| ISSN: | 1879-1131 0738-081X |
| Popis: | Over the past 10 years, the environmental and veterinary communities have sounded alarms over an insidious keratinophilous fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, that has decimated populations of bats (yes, bats, chiropterans) throughout North America and, most recently, Northern China and Siberia. We as dermatologists may find this invasive keratinophilous fungus of particular interest, as its method of destruction is disruption of the homeostatic mechanism of the bat wing integument. Although it is unlikely that this pathogen will become an infectious threat to humans, its environmental impact will likely affect us all, especially as recent data have shown upregulation of naturally occurring coronaviruses in coinfected bats. Dermatologists are familiar with keratinophilous dermatophyte infections, but these rarely cause serious morbidity in individual patients and never cause crisis on a population basis. This contribution describes the effects of P destructans on both the individual and the population basis. Bringing the white-nose syndrome to the attention of human dermatologists and skin scientists may invite transfer of expertise in understanding the disease, its pathophysiology, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention. |
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