Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Granulomatous meningoencephalitis and blindness associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in a senile female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2024
- Authors:
- Dos Santos, Daniel Oliveira et al.
- Affiliation:
- Escola de Veteriná · Brazil
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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