title: Immune-mediated interface dermatitis in a rhesus macaque.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Autoimmune dermatitis, specifically interface dermatitis, is rarely reported in nonhuman primates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report describes a case of idiopathic immune-mediated dermatitis clinically manifesting as palmoplantar hyperkeratosis in a rhesus macaque, successfully controlled with the use of long-term oral corticosteroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA 01772, USA. Leah_Makaron@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Makaron
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaliyaperumal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone