Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection in a white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia).
Physical examination of an adult female white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia) revealed midabdominal multiple cystic structures. The animal developed a grade 3/4 reaction to old mammalian tuberculin injected into the right eyelid. Significant clinicopathologic findings included marked hyperproteinemia (9.2 g/dl), hyperglobulinemia (6.1 g/dl), and hypoalbuminemia (3.1 g/dl). Ultrasonography revealed multiple abdominal masses of varying echogenicity. The animal was euthanized and necropsied. Significant histopathologic findings included multifocal lymphadenitis with cystic degeneration of multiple visceral lymph nodes. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare was cultured from a mesenteric lymph node.
Heard
D J
DJ
Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0126, USA.
Ginn
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Neuwirth
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D000818:Animals; D002427:Cebidae; D005260:Female; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011247:Pregnancy; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000662:veterinary; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*