Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Understanding skin problems in nonhuman primates
By Bernstein, Joseph A & Didier, Peter J·Published in Veterinary dermatology·2009·Long Green Animal Dermatology Center, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Nonhuman primate dermatology: a literature review.
Plain-English summary
Veterinary dermatologists often lack experience with skin issues in nonhuman primates, which can make diagnosing and treating these animals challenging. Most of the available research doesn't offer a clear, organized way to approach skin problems in these species, leaving vets to piece together information from studies on humans and other animals. This can lead to confusion, as the skin conditions in nonhuman primates may not behave like those in other species. The review aims to highlight the need for a more unified understanding of skin diseases in nonhuman primates and encourages more research and reporting on these issues. Overall, the review serves as a starting point for improving knowledge and care in this area.
Abstract
In general, veterinary dermatologists do not have extensive clinical experience of nonhuman primate (NHP) dermatoses. The bulk of the published literature does not provide an organized evidence-based approach to the NHP dermatologic case. The veterinary dermatologist is left to extract information from both human and veterinary dermatology, an approach that can be problematic as it forces the clinician to make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions based on two very disparate bodies of literature. A more cohesive approach to NHP dermatology - without relying on assumptions that NHP pathology most commonly behaves similarly to other veterinary and human disease - is required. This review of the dermatology of NHP species includes discussions of primary dermatoses, as well as diseases where dermatologic signs represent a significant secondary component, provides a first step towards encouraging the veterinary community to study and report the dermatologic diseases of nonhuman primates.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19490576/