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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Primatol. 2014 Feb 1;43(3):169–196. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12101

Table 5.

The ten most common morphologic diagnoses by age group.

Perinatal Infant Juvenile
Morphologic Diagnosis (n) (%) Morphologic Diagnosis (n) (%) Morphologic Diagnosis (n) (%)
Stillborn 468 58.50 Hemorrhage 149 20.99 Colitis 220 26.96
Hemorrhage 173 21.63 Inanition 124 17.46 Seizures 80 9.80
Inanition 32 4.00 Ulcer 75 10.56 Ulcer 76 9.31
Fracture 23 2.88 Pneumonia 74 10.42 Pneumonia 41 5.02
Atelectasis 19 2.38 Colitis 52 7.32 Entanglement 31 3.80
Hypothermia 17 2.13 Fracture 51 7.18 Dermatitis 30 3.68
Pneumonia 16 2.00 Hypothermia 28 3.94 Myocarditis 29 3.55
Placentitis 12 1.50 Laceration 22 3.10 Meningoencephalitis 21 2.57
Placenta abruptio 10 1.25 Seizures 15 2.11 Blind 20 2.45
Dystocia 6 0.75 Anomaly 14 1.97 Hypothermia 20 2.45
Total 800 100.00 Total 710 100.00 Total 816 100.00
Adult Aged Geriatric
Morphologic Diagnosis (n) (%) Morphologic Diagnosis (n) (%) Morphologic Diagnosis (n) (%)

Dermatitis 109 10.29 Spondylosis 117 13.42 Spondylosis 21 22.58
Seizures 92 8.69 Arthritis 60 6.88 Arthritis 18 19.35
Colitis 76 7.18 Endometriosis 59 6.77 Adenocarcinoma 7 7.53
Lymphosarcoma 65 6.14 Amyloidosis 57 6.54 Amyloidosis 5 5.38
Amyloidosis 64 6.04 Lymphosarcoma 41 4.70 Endometriosis 4 4.30
Trichobezoar 60 5.67 Typhlitis 30 3.44 Adenoma 3 3.23
Laceration 49 4.63 Adenocarcinoma 29 3.33 Dermatitis 3 3.23
Ulcer 47 4.44 Ulcer 24 2.75 Adenomyosis 2 2.15
Pneumonia 35 3.31 Stricture 22 2.52 Cataract 2 2.15
Stricture 34 3.21 Colitis 21 2.41 Cellulitis 2 2.15
Total 1059 100.00 Total 872 100.00 Total 93 100.00