A case of pulmonary acariasis in lung of Japanese macaque

Citation
E. Hiraoka et al., A case of pulmonary acariasis in lung of Japanese macaque, J VET MED S, 63(1), 2001, pp. 87-89
Citations number
11
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
0916-7250 → ACNP
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
87 - 89
Database
ISI
SICI code
0916-7250(200101)63:1<87:ACOPAI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A 20-year-old female Japanese macaque, weighing 8.7 kg, developed severe pu lmonary acariasis. Numerous whitish nodules, 2-4 mm, were scattered through out the lungs. Histologically multifocal granulomatous lesions consisting o f a large number of eosinophils, epithelioid cells, foreign body type giant cells, and collagen fibers were aggregated around the malt bodies. Numerou s mast cells were also detected in the lesions by toluidine blue staining, and tested positive for tryptase by immunohistochemistry. This may be the f irst reported case of severe pulmonary acariasis in a Japanese macaque.