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. 1998 May;72(5):3980–3990. doi: 10.1128/jvi.72.5.3980-3990.1998

TABLE 1.

Clinical and histopathological profiles of SIV-immunosuppressed monkeys with SV40 infection

Monkey Agea Survivalb Clinical signs Cause of death Histopathology
6593 15 568 Weight loss, anorexia SV40 encephalitis SV40 lesions in brain (+++) and spinal column (+); lymphoma in kidney
H328 7 1,016 Head tilt, no nystagmus SV40 encephalitis SV40 PML-type lesions in brain and brain stem (+++); endocardiosis; M. avium lesions in lung, liver, and lymph node (+++); Epstein-Barr virus-associated oral leukoplakia-type lesions in esophagus
H491 5 911 Weakness, ataxia, diarrhea, dehydration Enterocolitis SV40 lesions in brain stem (++) and spinal cord (+); M. avium in liver, spleen, lymph node, small intestine, and colon
H388 6 317 Diarrhea, weight loss, dehydration Enteritis SV40-associated focal inflammation in brain (+); M. avium in lung, liver, spleen, lymph node, small intestine, and colon
H822 3 577 Dilated nonresponsive pupils, diarrhea, wasting Diarrhea SIV syncytia in mesenteric lymph nodes and small and large intestines; SV40 lesions in brain stem and superficial cortex; moderate glomerulosclerosis; Candida sp. in tongue
I508 2 368 Diarrhea, wasting Cryptosporidiosis SV40 lesions in brain (++); cryptosporidia in lung, trachea, gall bladder, small intestine, and stomach
K661 3 555 Weakness, anorexia, diarrhea SV40 infection SV40 lesions in brain (+), lung (++), thymus (++), small intestine (++), and kidney (+++); M. avium lesions in lymph node, liver, and spleen; Candida sp. in uterus and tongue; adenovirus lesions in colonic mucous membranes
T302 0.8 275 Anorexia, ataxia, blindness SV40 infection SV40 lesions in optic nerve (+++), brain (++), lung (++), and kidney (++); adenoviral pancreatitis; Candida sp. in tongue
a

Age in years at death. 

b

Survival in days postinoculation with SIV.