Anatomopathological lesions of infection caused by Platynosomum illiciens (Braun, 1901) in Neotropical primates kept in captivity

J Med Primatol. 2021 Feb;50(1):82-85. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12504. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

Abstract

This study described the hepatobiliary anatomopathological lesions associated with trematode Platynosomum illiciens parasitism in Neotropical primates kept in captivity. In the evaluated organs, we observed portal fibrosis, biliary epithelial hyperplasia, and inflammatory reaction with a predominance of lymphocytes and plasmocytes, and in some cases infiltration of eosinophils and neutrophils.

Keywords: Platynosomum; hyperplasia; liver fibrosis; wild primates.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Zoo
  • Dicrocoeliidae / physiology*
  • Digestive System Diseases / parasitology
  • Digestive System Diseases / pathology
  • Digestive System Diseases / veterinary*
  • Monkey Diseases / parasitology
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology*
  • Platyrrhini*
  • Species Specificity
  • Trematode Infections / parasitology
  • Trematode Infections / pathology
  • Trematode Infections / veterinary*