Dilated cardiomyopathy in a spider monkey (Ateles paniscus).
BACKGROUND
A spider monkey with severe dyspnea was referred to our clinic.


RESULTS
Radiographs revealed an enlarged cardiac silhouette. Ventricular tachycardia and ST segment depression were also diagnosed after an ECG. These findings coupled with the postmortem examination confirmed dilatative cardiomyopathy.


CONCLUSIONS
This case is worthy of presentation since dilatative cardiomyopathy has been rarely encountered in spider monkeys.
Department of Internal Medicine, Avcilar-İstanbul, Turkiye. lomekoh@istanbul.edu.tr
Lora
L
Koenhemsi
Remzi
R
Gönül
Ozge
O
Erdoğan
Gülbin
G
Sennazli
Abdulkadir
A
Uysal
D000818:Animals; D053819:Atelinae; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*