Granulomatous meningoencephalitis and blindness associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in a senile female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
J Med Primatol
; 53(3): e12700, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38706108
ABSTRACT
A 40-year old female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) developed hyporexia, weight loss, followed by progressive and complete blindness. Tomography demonstrated an intracranial mass in the rostroventral brain involving the optic chiasm, with a presumptive diagnosis of neoplasm. However, histopathology revealed a granulomatous meningoencephalitis, and tissue samples tested positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pan troglodytes
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Blindness
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Ape Diseases
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Meningoencephalitis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Primatol
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil