A Case of Intestinal Mucormycosis in a Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Toshio ITOH¹  Takashi INOUE²  Akira TAKAKURA¹  Masahiko YASUDA¹ 

[1] ICLAS Monitoring Center, Central Institute for Experimental Animals;Marmoset Research Department, Central Institute for Experimental Animals

关键词: common marmoset;    intestinal mucormycosis;    wasting;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.10-0187

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(16)A 3-year-old female common marmoset was euthanatized because of wasting. Grossly, a perforating lesion was present in the jejunum and hemorrhagic lesions in the cecum and colon. Histopathologically, these gross lesions were a perforated jejunal ulcer and necrotizing colitis, respectively. Necrotizing colitis was characterized by extensive mucosal necrosis along with numerous ribbon-shaped aseptate hyphae. These aseptate hyaline hyphae were positively stained with PAS and GMS, and reacted immunohistochemically with the antibody against the family Mucoraceae. This case was diagnosed as intestinal mucormycosis. This is the first report on mucormycosis in a common marmoset.

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