Malignant hypertension and retinopathy in a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Issue 4 (20th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Niemuth, Jennifer N.; De Voe, Ryan S.; Jennings, Samuel H.; Loomis, Michael R.; Troan, Brigid V.
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical primatology. Volume 43:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 276
• Page End: 279
• Publication Date: 2014-03-20
• Subjects: Primates -- Periodicals; Primates -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Medicine, Experimental -- Periodicals; 616.02738
• DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12114
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0047-2565

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="jmp12114-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jmp12114-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>A 34‐year‐old western lowland gorilla presented with peracute blindness.</p> </sec> <sec id="jmp12114-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Clinical evaluation, diagnostic imaging, laboratory analyses, blood pressure measurements, and necropsy were performed.</p> </sec> <sec id="jmp12114-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>The clinical and postmortem findings supported malignant hypertension.</p> </sec> <sec id="jmp12114-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>We describe a case of naturally occurring hypertensive encephalopathy and retinopathy in a gorilla.</p> </sec> </abstract>