Successful surgical management of a pyothorax in a Guinea baboon (Papio papio)

J Med Primatol. 2024 Jun;53(3):e12698. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12698.

Abstract

A 16-year-old male Guinea baboon (Papio papio) was evaluated for weakness and focal wet fur of 1-week duration. A pyothorax caused by Streptococcus anginosus was diagnosed. A surgical approach was chosen, combined with a systemic antibiotic therapy. Medical imaging and C-reactive protein follow-up revealed the resolution of the pyothorax.

Keywords: CRP; Guinea baboon; hematuria; pyothorax; radiography; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Empyema, Pleural / etiology
  • Empyema, Pleural / surgery
  • Empyema, Pleural / veterinary
  • Male
  • Monkey Diseases* / etiology
  • Monkey Diseases* / surgery
  • Papio papio
  • Streptococcal Infections* / surgery
  • Streptococcal Infections* / veterinary

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents