Pulmonary Blastomycosis in a Monkey

Rim, Byung-Moo; Han, Du-Seok

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1983;23(1):91-94.

¹Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Jeonbug National University
²Dental School, Wonkwang University

원숭이의 폐장 Blastomycosis 1예

임병무¹, 한두석²

¹전북대학교 농과대학
²원광대학교 치과대학

Abstract

An adult male rhesus monkey (Macaca mulata) developed anorexia, ataxia, dullness, coughing, and some elevated body temperature and died a week after the initiation of such symptoms. At necropsy the monkey's physical condition was found to be normal. Body weight was 18.3kg and the only notable gross lesion was the appearance of acute pneumonia with multiple nodules. Histopathologic observation of the tissues obtained from this animal revealed the features of acute primary pulmonary blastomycosis.