Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cor Pulmonale and Secondary Pulmonary Arteriolar Hypertension in a Red Howler (Alouatta seniculus) Associated With Klebsiella pneumoniae Pneumonia.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Sant, Kavita et al.
- Affiliation:
- School of Veterinary Medicine
Abstract
A captive red howler (Alouatta seniculus) monkey developed right-sided heart failure and pulmonary arteriolar hypertension associated with a Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia and typhlocolitis. Clinical signs of right-sided heart failure, along with a low-grade diastolic heart murmur and diarrhea, were present.
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