Successful Treatment of Acute Systemic Anaphylaxis in a Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

David T. S. Hayman; Tony King; Kenneth Cameron

doi:10.1638/2009-0027.1

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David T. S. Hayman, Tony King, Kenneth Cameron^*

^*From the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom, and Cambridge Infectious Diseases Consortium, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, United Kingdom, (Hayman); The Aspinall Foundation, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Nr Hythe, Kent CT21 4PD, United Kingdom (King); and the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, BP 105 Musanze, Rwanda, and Field Veterinary Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, BP 14537 Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (Cameron). Correspondence should be directed to Dr. Hayman (David.Hayman@ioz.ac.uk).

Abstract

This brief communication describes the successful treatment of acute systemic anaphylaxis in a wild-born but captive infant western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in the Republic of Congo. The infant demonstrated signs of acute respiratory distress, lingual swelling, and reaction to intradermal tuberculin, given 55 hr earlier. Details of the treatment with steroids, anesthetic induction, and i.v. epinephrine are all reported, and potential antigens that may have initiated the anaphylactic shock are discussed.

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David T. S. Hayman, Tony King, and Kenneth Cameron "Successful Treatment of Acute Systemic Anaphylaxis in a Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 41(3), 522-525, (1 September 2010). https://doi.org/10.1638/2009-0027.1

Received: 28 February 2009; Published: 1 September 2010

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