Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infection in Erythrocebus patas monkeys. 1979

D M Renquist, and S Potkay

Mycobacterium scrofulaceum was cultured from two of seven tuberculin reactors in a group of 12 Erythrocebus patas monkeys. One monkey reacted atypically to 0.1 ml of 2.5 mg veterinary tuberculin after having shown no reaction to four previous tests administered at 2-week intervals. The reaction consisted of edema with no induration or erythema at 24 hours and was completely dissipated at 36 hours. Responses to additional tests using veterinary tuberculin (2.5 mg) and Mycobacterium bovis purified protein derivative (1.1 mg) ranged from negative to slightly edematous. Radiographs were suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis. Extensive granulomas were observed in the lungs, liver and spleen at necropsy. Mycobacterium scrofulaceum was isolated from lung and liver granulomas in this animal and from lung granulomas in another. The atypical skin hypersensitivity and organism isolation from multiple organs suggested Mycobacterium scrofulaceum as the etiologic agent in these animals. Reactions of six other Erythrocebus patas to veterinary tuberculin (2.5 mg) ranged from edematous to indurated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008992 Monkey Diseases Diseases of Old World and New World monkeys. This term includes diseases of baboons but not of chimpanzees or gorillas ( Disease, Monkey,Diseases, Monkey,Monkey Disease
D009164 Mycobacterium Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM. Infections, Mycobacterium,Infection, Mycobacterium,Mycobacterium Infection
D009165 Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous Infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (atypical mycobacteria): M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. scrofulaceum, M. flavescens, M. gordonae, M. obuense, M. gilvum, M. duvali, M. szulgai, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. xenopi (littorale), M. ulcerans, M. buruli, M. terrae, M. fortuitum (minetti, giae), M. chelonae, M. leprae. Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical,Atypical Mycobacterial Infection, Disseminated,Atypical Mycobacterial Infection, Familial Disseminated,Atypical Mycobacteriosis, Familial,Atypical Mycobacteriosis, Familial Disseminated,Atypical Mycobacterium Infections,Infections, Atypical Mycobacterium,Mycobacterium abscessus Infection,Atypical Mycobacterium Infection,Familial Atypical Mycobacterioses,Familial Atypical Mycobacteriosis,Infection, Mycobacterium abscessus,Infections, Mycobacterium abscessus,Mycobacterioses, Familial Atypical,Mycobacteriosis, Familial Atypical,Mycobacterium Infection, Atypical,Mycobacterium Infection, Nontuberculous,Mycobacterium abscessus Infections,Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection,Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infections
D004901 Erythrocebus patas A species of the genus ERYTHROCEBUS, subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE. It inhabits the flat open arid country of Africa. It is also known as the patas monkey or the red monkey. Monkey, Patas,Monkey, Red,Patas Monkey,Red Monkey,Monkeys, Patas,Monkeys, Red,Patas Monkeys,Red Monkeys
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000882 Haplorhini A suborder of PRIMATES consisting of six families: CEBIDAE (some New World monkeys), ATELIDAE (some New World monkeys), CERCOPITHECIDAE (Old World monkeys), HYLOBATIDAE (gibbons and siamangs), CALLITRICHINAE (marmosets and tamarins), and HOMINIDAE (humans and great apes). Anthropoidea,Monkeys,Anthropoids,Monkey
D013045 Species Specificity The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species. Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species
D014374 Tuberculin Test One of several skin tests to determine past or present tuberculosis infection. A purified protein derivative of the tubercle bacilli, called tuberculin, is introduced into the skin by scratch, puncture, or interdermal injection. Test, Tuberculin,Tests, Tuberculin,Tuberculin Tests

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