Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Immune-mediated interface dermatitis in a rhesus macaque.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Makaron, L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Harvard Medical School · United States
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune dermatitis, specifically interface dermatitis, is rarely reported in nonhuman primates. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: This report describes a case of idiopathic immune-mediated dermatitis clinically manifesting as palmoplantar hyperkeratosis in a rhesus macaque, successfully controlled with the use of long-term oral corticosteroid therapy.
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