Systemic and Cardiac Amyloidosis in Captive Celebes Crested Macaques (Macacanigra).

Systemic amyloidosis has been described in many animals and the most common form is reactive systemic AA amyloidosis. However, cardiac amyloidosis leading to heart failure is rare in animals. We now describe systemic and cardiac amyloidosis in two captive endangered Celebes crested macaques (Macaca nigra) at the Singapore Zoo. Both animals were geriatric and had chronic morbidities. Physical examination, radiography and ultrasonography revealed cardiac arrhythmia, pleural effusion, pulmonary oedema and ascites, consistent with cardiac failure. Amyloidosis was suspected and confirmed as type AA by immunohistochemistry.

IgG4-related disease manifesting with portal vein thrombosis : a case report - case report

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a newly recognized disorder characterized by increased level of IgG4 and tumefaction or tissue infiltration by IgG4+ plasma cells.1,2 IgG4-RD can affect multiple organ systems. In this case report, we describe a patient who presented with portal vein thrombosis complicated with portal hypertension and esophageal varices. To our knowledge, this complication of IgG4-RD has not yet been described in the medical literature