title: Massive visceral pentastomiasis in a long-tailed macaque - an incidental finding.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An unusual case of visceral pentastomiasis in a male adult long-tailed macaque imported from China is reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  The monkey was part of a toxicologic study. A massive accumulation of C-shaped parasites in various visceral organs was found post-mortem.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on the morphology of the nymphs, pentastomiasis was diagnosed etiopathologically. The pentastome genus and species was identified as Armillifer agkistrodontis by PCR and respective sequencing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Molecular diagnostic methods are necessary tools to determine the exact species involved.
authors.affiliation: German Primate Center (DPZ), Pathology Unit, Göttingen, Germany. kmaetz@gwdg.de
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mätz-Rensing
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lampe
authors.forename: Gerlinde
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: Franz-Josef
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kaup
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D009758:Nymph / Q000145:classification; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D057078:Pentastomida / Q000145:classification*