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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lamglait, Benjamin
• Moresco, Anneke
• Couture, Émilie L.
• Ferrell, Shannon T.
• Lair, Stéphane

Titel

Vaginal foreign bodies in six nonhuman primates with underlying pathological conditions

Ist Teil von

• Zoo biology, 2022-11, Vol.41 (6), p.595-600

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Four female Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) from the same group as well as Wolf's guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi) and a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) from a second institution presented with vaginal foreign bodies in parallel with diseases of the urogenital tract or with endocrine disorders. These foreign bodies were associated with a mild to marked, diffuse vaginitis in all cases. Underlying pathological conditions consisted of a cavernous uterine hemangioma in a 20‐year‐old macaque, diffuse endometritis in a 21‐year‐old macaque, an in situ endometrial carcinoma in a 24‐year‐old macaque, endometritis and an ovarian cyst‐like structure in the 27‐year‐old Western lowland gorilla, chronic cystitis and chronic renal disease in a 24‐year‐old macaque, and a history of hypothyroidism with irregular reproductive cycles in the 12‐year‐old Wolf's guenon. Vaginal foreign bodies have been reported in nonhuman primates used in biomedical research, but their concurrence with underlying conditions has not been explored. In women, vaginal foreign bodies have been linked to serious underlying medical conditions. This case series emphasizes the recommendation to investigate this abnormal behavior for underlying medical or adverse psychosocial conditions in primates under human care. Vaginal foreign body (a decomposing piece of wood) in a nulliparous Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) with vaginal and ovarian pathology. Highlights Vaginal foreign bodies were diagnosed in six primates with concurrent diseases of the urogenital tract and endocrine disorders. This diagnosis should be considered when encountering vaginal bleeding and promotes the investigation for potential underlying pathology.