Tetralogy of fallot in a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata).
Only a few case reports have described heart diseases in monkeys, and most cases have involved postmortem diagnosis. A newborn female Japanese macaque showed weakness immediately after birth and died 1 d thereafter. Necropsy revealed that the animal had tetralogy of Fallot and patent ductus arteriosus. This report is the first description of tetralogy of Fallot in a monkey.
Koie
Hiroshi
H
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. koie@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp
Abe
Yuko
Y
Sato
Tsuneo
T
Yamaoka
Arao
A
Taira
Masato
M
Nigi
Hideo
H
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008251:Macaca; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*