Air sacculitis in three rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) and one Japanese macaque (M. fuscata)

J Med Primatol. 2017 Apr;46(2):48-50. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12257. Epub 2017 Feb 22.

Abstract

Bacterial infection of the laryngeal air sacs (air sacculitis) is infrequently reported in nonhuman primates, where it leads to chronic respiratory disease. It is particularly uncommon in macaques; however, we report here suppurative air sacculitis with extension to adjacent cervical tissues in three rhesus macaques and one Japanese macaque. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp., and an anaerobic bacterium were isolated.

Keywords: cervical abscess; laryngeal air sac; monkey; nonhuman primate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Air Sacs / microbiology
  • Air Sacs / pathology*
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Macaca*
  • Male
  • Monkey Diseases / microbiology
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / pathology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / veterinary*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / pathology
  • Streptococcal Infections / veterinary*
  • Streptococcus / isolation & purification