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In a colony of 18 green anoles (Anolis carolinensis), 3 animals experienced focally thickened lips, ulcerative cheilitis, lethargy, depression, and weight loss over a 5-month period. In addition to crickets fed fresh fruit and leafy green vegetables, the diet of the green anoles consisted of a supply of mealworms that had been dusted with a commercial liquid vitamin supplement. The history, clinical findings, and histopathologic lesions were suggestive of hypovitaminosis A, which is known to cause squamous metaplasia of the mucus secreting glands and epithelial surfaces in many species.
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Queilite/veterinária , Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva/veterinária , Ceratose/veterinária , Lagartos , Mucosa Bucal/patologia , Deficiência de Vitamina A/veterinária , Animais , Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva/etiologia , Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva/patologia , Depressão/etiologia , Ceratose/etiologia , Ceratose/patologia , Lábio/patologia , Metaplasia/etiologia , Metaplasia/patologia , Metaplasia/veterinária , Fases do Sono , Deficiência de Vitamina A/etiologia , Deficiência de Vitamina A/patologia , Redução de PesoRESUMO
We describe endometriosis in an aged rhesus macaque. There was a large mass and a related paraovarian cyst, typical of the disease. Endometriosis is a common finding in nonhuman primate. In this report, we also review the pathophysiology of the disease and summarize the historical and more recent relevant literature. Given the frequency of endometriosis in the rhesus monkey and the long-life spans (15-30 years) of nonhuman primates in captivity, endometriosis should be suspected in animals displaying the earliest signs of the disease: anorexia, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, irregular menstrual cycles, or infertility. Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and therapeutic strategies for endometriosis in women, the disease remains a significant cause of morbidity and ultimately, a cause of mortality, in the older nonhuman primate.