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BACKGROUND: Platynosomiasis in non-human primates kept under human care causes chronic disease of the bile ducts and liver, which initially presents with nonspecific signs and can culminate in the death of the animal. Diagnosing this disease is a challenge, and an ultrasound examination can be an excellent tool when it is suspected. METHODS: This study describes the ultrasound findings from 57 marmosets with suspected infection by Platynosomum sp., the correlated hepatobiliary changes, and the anatomopathological findings that confirmed the occurrence of platynosomiasis. RESULTS: In six marmosets (one C. aurita, two C. jacchus, and three Callithrix sp.), Platynosomum infection was confirmed macroscopically (presence of adult trematodes in the gallbladder) and microscopically (adults, larvae, and eggs in histological examinations and eggs in bile and feces). These findings were compatible with the hepatobiliary changes and with images suggestive of parasitic structures in ante-mortem assessments. CONCLUSION: Ultrasound examination demonstrated its usefulness within the clinical routine for investigating this parasitosis.
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Doenças dos Macacos , Infecções por Trematódeos , Ultrassonografia , Animais , Ultrassonografia/veterinária , Ultrassonografia/métodos , Doenças dos Macacos/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças dos Macacos/parasitologia , Doenças dos Macacos/patologia , Doenças dos Macacos/diagnóstico , Infecções por Trematódeos/veterinária , Infecções por Trematódeos/diagnóstico por imagem , Infecções por Trematódeos/diagnóstico , Infecções por Trematódeos/parasitologia , Infecções por Trematódeos/patologia , Masculino , Feminino , Callithrix , Fígado/patologia , Fígado/diagnóstico por imagem , Fígado/parasitologiaRESUMO
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease of the heart muscle diagnosed by alterations resulting from ventricular systolic dysfunction with enlargement of the heart chambers, which is still underdiagnosed in non-human primates. This report is the first case of the DCM phenotype diagnosed by echocardiography and confirmed by necropsy in Callithrix penicillata.
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Cardiomiopatia Dilatada , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda , Animais , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/veterinária , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/genética , Callithrix , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/etiologia , Miocárdio , FenótipoRESUMO
Reports of sarcomas in nonhuman primates are scarce and, specifically, primary hepatic sarcomas are rare, as in humans. This is the first report of an aggressive hepatic fibrosarcoma in a young adult Callithrix jacchus. The final postmortem diagnosis was obtained by means of immunohistochemical analysis, which confirmed the tumor histogenesis.
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Fibrossarcoma , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Sarcoma , Animais , Humanos , Callithrix , Callitrichinae , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/veterinária , Fibrossarcoma/diagnóstico , Fibrossarcoma/veterináriaRESUMO
Keeping Neotropical primates in captivity puts them at great risk of illness because of their susceptibility to human herpesvirus. This is the first report on herpesvirus in Callicebus nigrifrons that developed clinical disease and was confirmed by immunohistochemical and RT-PCR. Diagnosis and prevention are essential for the conservation of species.