Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in a Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta)
Mahendra Singh Pala✉, G. D. Dubeb, B. S. Mehrotrac d
- aVallabhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- bDisease Diagnostic Laboratory, Veterinary Hospital Campus, New Delhi, India
- cDean, Faculty of Science, Kumaun University Nainital, India
- dDean, Faculty of Science, Kumaun University, Nainital/India
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
Summary: Pulmonary cryptococcosis was diagnosed in a 5‐year‐old‐male rhesus monkey from Delhi during 1979. The animal undergoing treatment for bacterial pneumonia was admitted to the indoor ward of Veterinary Hospital with a history of low grade fever, dyspnea and cough. Despite treatment with broad‐spectrum antibiotics, hydrocostisones and other supportive drugs, the monkey died. Cryptococcus neoformans was cultured from the lungs of the autopsied animal on sunflower agar medium at 28°C. Histological section of the lung tissue showed large monuclear cells proliferation along with cryptococcal cells. Epidemiological investigation established the source of infection in the environment of the monkey. Zusammenfassung: Eine pulmonale Crytococcose wurde bei einem 5jährigen männlichen Rhesusaffen 1979 in Delhi diagnostiziert Das Tier wurde während einer Behandlung wegen bakterieller Pneumonie in des Veterinärkrankenhaus mit niedrigem Fieber, Dyspnoe und Husten aufgenommen. Der Affe verstarb trotz Behandlung mit Breitspektrumantibiotika, Hydrocortison und anderen Medikamenten. Aus dem Autopsiematerial konnte Cryptococcus neoformans von den Lungen auf Sonnenblumen‐Agar bei 28°C isoliert werden. Histologische Lungenschnitte zeigten Proliferation großer mononukleärer Zellen zusammen mit Cryptococ‐cus‐Zellen. Bei epidemiologischen Untersuchungen konnte die Infektionsquelle in der Umgebung des Affen nachgewiesen werden.
TL;DRPulmonary cryptococcosis was diagnosed in a 5‐year‐old‐male rhesus monkey from Delhi during 1979 with a history of low grade fever, dyspnea and cough and despite treatment with broad‐spectrum antibiotics, hydrocostisones and other supportive drugs, the monkey died. (Semantic Scholar)