Coats-like retinopathy in a Young Indian Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)

J Med Primatol. 2015 Apr;44(2):108-12. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12166. Epub 2015 Feb 6.

Abstract

A 1-year-old male Indian rhesus macaque presented with a bilateral blindness. Ocular examination, gross and histopathological evaluation, and immunohistochemistry were performed. The major findings were retinal telangiectasia, accumulation of exudate in the intraretinal and subretinal space, and retinal detachment. Coat-like retinopathy was diagnosed, and it has not been previously reported in veterinary medicine.

Keywords: Coat's disease; non-human primate; retinal telangiectasis and exudate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Exudates and Transudates / metabolism
  • Macaca mulatta*
  • Male
  • Monkey Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis
  • Retinal Detachment / veterinary*
  • Retinal Telangiectasis / diagnosis
  • Retinal Telangiectasis / veterinary*