Non-Infectious, Necrotizing and Granulomatous Aortitis in a Female Gorilla
| Autor: | Tanja Thiele, Sophie Moittié, Mary N. Sheppard, Kerstin Baiker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty 040301 veterinary sciences Hydrothorax Gorilla 030308 mycology & parasitology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0403 veterinary science Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences Necrosis medicine.artery Large vessel vasculitis biology.animal Ascending aorta medicine Animals Aortitis Aorta 0303 health sciences Gorilla gorilla General Veterinary biology business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease Infectious disease (medical specialty) Female Differential diagnosis business Systemic vasculitis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of comparative pathology. 181 |
| ISSN: | 1532-3129 |
| Popis: | Summary A 41-year-old female captive gorilla with progressive weight loss and hydrothorax of unknown origin was euthanized and submitted for necropsy. The ascending aorta showed intimal aortic thickenings, consistent with so called ‘tree bark’ changes. Microscopic examination revealed a non-infectious, necrotizing and granulomatous aortitis with no evidence of systemic vasculitis or infectious disease elsewhere in the body. While rare, large vessel vasculitides should be considered as a differential diagnosis in gorillas presenting with progressive non-specific signs and vascular intimal changes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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