Cryptosporidiosis of the conjunctiva in SIV-infected rhesus monkeys.
Cryptosporidium was found on the conjunctiva of 6 SIV-infected immunodeficient rhesus monkeys. Some affected membranes were inflamed. The conjunctiva is a newly recognized site for disseminated Cryptosporidium infection in spontaneously infected immuno-deficient mammals, and clinicians and investigators should be aware of its possible presence in immunodeficient patients with disseminated cryptosporidiosis.
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Department of Pathology, Tulane Regional Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Covington, Louisiana 70448, USA.
D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000469:parasitology*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D016097:Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*