Novacco M, Hofmann-Lehmann R, Hetzel U, Hatt JM, Ohlerth S, Stirn M. Lipoid pneumonia in an orangutan (Pongo abelii) with chronic respiratory problems.
J Med Primatol 2018;
48:133-136. [PMID:
30443913 DOI:
10.1111/jmp.12391]
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Abstract
An orangutan (Pongo abelii) presented with chronic respiratory problems. Cytological evaluation of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluids revealed macrophages with well-circumscribed intracytoplasmic clear vacuoles and lipid droplets in the background, confirmed by Oil Red O staining. The findings were indicative of lipoid pneumonia. This is the first report of lipoid pneumonia in an orangutan.
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