Severe polyarthritis in a rhesus monkey: suggested Mycoplasma etiology.
A female juvenile rhesus monkey experienced a 3-wk period of vague lameness and limb disuse, followed by a severe attack of acute polyarthritis resulting in marked radiographic changes. The acute condition lasted about 3 wk and was followed by a chronic but active condition lasting another 13 mo until the animal was killed. Although a causative organism was not isolated, serologic and clinical laboratory data and histopathologic results were presented which suggest a diagnosis of mycoplasma polyarthritis.
D000740:Anemia / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D006400:Hematocrit; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*