DISSEMINATED COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A MANDRILL BABOON (MANDRILLUS SPHINX) - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
JOHNSON JH WOLF AM EDWARDS JF WALKER MA HOMCO L JENSEN JM SIMPSON BR TALIAFERRO L
Citation
Jh. Johnson et al., DISSEMINATED COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A MANDRILL BABOON (MANDRILLUS SPHINX) - A CASE-REPORT, Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 29(2), 1998, pp. 208-213
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
10427260
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
208 - 213
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-7260(1998)29:2<208:DCIAMB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis caused by a dimorphic fungus Coccidioides immitis in a mandrill baboon (Mandrillus sphinx) was dia gnosed following radiography, ultrasound-guided aspiration of thoracic lesions, and aspiration cytology of skeletal lesions of the left sixt h rib. The diagnosis was confirmed by fungal culture and serum quantit ative immunodiffusion for antibodies against C. immitis.