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Immune‐mediated interface dermatitis in a rhesus macaque
Author(s) -
Makaron L.,
Smith K.,
Bailey C.,
Kaliyaperumal S.,
Miller A.,
Kramer J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2012.00558.x
Subject(s) - immune system , rhesus macaque , macaque , medicine , hyperkeratosis , immunology , dermatology , biology , paleontology
Background Autoimmune dermatitis, specifically interface dermatitis, is rarely reported in nonhuman primates. Results and Conclusions This report describes a case of idiopathic immune‐mediated dermatitis clinically manifesting as palmoplantar hyperkeratosis in a rhesus macaque, successfully controlled with the use of long‐term oral corticosteroid therapy.