Guillot L M, Green L C
Louisiana State University Eye Center, New Orleans 70112.
Lab Anim Sci. 1992 Apr;42(2):158-60.
Cestodiasis in primates has been noted historically to occur quite frequently, although tissue damage and clinical signs may or may not be apparent. Larval cestodes, such as hydatid cysts or cysticercus cysts, are known to cause extensive tissue damage, while other larval cestodes, such as tetrathyridia, cause minimal damage to the host. This case history concerns an apparently healthy cynomolgus monkey that was part of a surgical study. During the study, all parameters were normal. The monkey died 3 hours postsurgery. The apparent cause of death was respiratory arrest. At necropsy, it was discovered there were 1- to 3-mm-diameter cysts, which on transection extruded 2- to 5-mm-long larvae. The larvae could not be positively identified; however, they resembled tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides sp.
从历史上看，灵长类动物的绦虫病相当常见，尽管组织损伤和临床症状可能明显，也可能不明显。已知幼虫绦虫，如包虫囊肿或囊尾蚴囊肿，会造成广泛的组织损伤，而其他幼虫绦虫，如四膜虫，则对宿主造成的损伤最小。本病例记录涉及一只看似健康的食蟹猴，它是一项外科研究的对象。在研究过程中，所有参数均正常。这只猴子在手术后3小时死亡。明显的死因是呼吸骤停。尸检时发现有直径1至3毫米的囊肿，横切时会挤出2至5毫米长的幼虫。这些幼虫无法得到确切鉴定；不过，它们类似中殖孔绦虫的四膜虫。
