Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the superficial layer of the epidermis with crusting or bullae caused by Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., or both. A 14-yr-old red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) presented with recurrent scabbing and ulceration under the nares over an 8-yr period. Repeated cultures and biopsy samples led to a presumptive diagnosis of impetigo, later confirmed on necropsy. Multiple antibiotic regimens were employed with varying success during multiple episodes, while lesions resolved on their own at other times. This condition has not been previously reported in a nonhuman primate, although it is not uncommon in humans.
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1 March 2018
PUSTULAR DERMATITIS CAUSED BY IMPETIGO IN RED-TAILED MONKEYS (CERCOPITHECUS ASCANIUS)
Patrick Coughlin,
Carol Bradford,
Richard J. Montali,
Ellen Bronson
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Cercopithecus ascanius
dermatitis
impetigo
red-tailed monkey
Staphylococcus