M. Brack et al., SUSPECTED DERMATOPHILOSIS IN AN ADULT ORANGUTAN (PONGO-PYGMAEUS-PYGMAEUS), Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 28(3), 1997, pp. 336-341
An adult female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) had a prur
itic, vesicular skin disease, particularly of the extremities, trunk,
and face. Over a 2-yr course, symptoms resolved only transiently after
corticosteroid treatment. Antibiotic treatment and withdrawal of all
corticosteroids resulted in complete recovery of the animal and return
to normal activity patterns. On the basis of the dermal histopatholog
ic lesions, Dermatophilus congolensis was suspected as the causative o
rganism, although subsequent cultivation was not attempted because of
the stress additional procedures would have caused to the orangutan.