Granulomatous meningoencephalitis and blindness associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in a senile female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

Autor: dos Santos, Daniel Oliveira, de Paula, Nayara Ferreira, de Carvalho, Thaynara Parente, dos Reis de Souza, Lucas, Tinoco, Herlandes Penha, Coelho, Carlyle Mendes, Sousa, Ana Augusta, Filho, Paulo Martins Soares, Ferreira, Luciana Rabello, da Paixão, Tatiane Alves, Oliveira, Ayisa Rodrigues, Santos, Renato Lima
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Primatology; Jun2024, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p1-4, 4p
Abstrakt: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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