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Eosinophilic aortitis with thoracic aortic aneurysm and rupture in a captive‐born owl monkey

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Eosinophilic aortitis is a rare condition in animals and humans, and it has been occasionally reported associated with parasitic migration and with a poorly understood complex group of autoimmune vasculitides.… Click to show full abstract

Eosinophilic aortitis is a rare condition in animals and humans, and it has been occasionally reported associated with parasitic migration and with a poorly understood complex group of autoimmune vasculitides. Here, we describe a case of eosinophilic aortitis with thoracic aortic aneurysm and rupture in a captive‐born owl monkey and discuss the differential diagnoses.

Keywords: aortitis; aortitis thoracic; eosinophilic aortitis; aortic aneurysm; thoracic aortic; aneurysm rupture

Journal Title: Journal of Medical Primatology
Year Published: 2018

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