![]() ![]() Obesity is a common problem in reptiles kept in captivity because they usually have constantly available food and little space to move. It was also found occurrence of multifocal areas with loss of tissue architecture, and hepatocytes in karyolysis, charactering necrosis and a discrete amount of multifocal mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate (multifocal hepatitis).ĭiscussion: Obesity is connected to the occurrence of hepatic steatosis, since snakes are ectothermic animals that depend on environmental factors to maintain their metabolic rates. Varied sizes that did not stain (severe diffuse lipidosis). Microscopically, dilated hepatic sinusoids filled with red blood cells were observed the hepatocytes were enlarged, and its cytoplasm were filled with vacuoles of The liver was pale, with a yellowish color and a friable consistency. Macroscopically, the stomach presented a reddish mucosa, and mucous contents. These samples were sent to the Animal Pathology Laboratory (LPA) of the UFU. Fragments of altered organs were collected and packed in a universal collector containing a 10% buffered formalin solution. The animal died and a significant amount of adipose tissue was found throughout the extension of the coelomic cavity at necropsy, limiting the visualization of its internal organs. Therefore, the objective of this study was to describe macroscopically and microscopically liver alterations in a Boa constrictor amarali snake.Ĭase: A adult male boa (Boa constrictor amarali) snake of 110 cm of length and weight of 3.270 kg from free-living conditions, and without previous history was rescued in an urban area and taken by the Environmental Police to the Laboratory for Teaching and Research in Wild Animals (LAPAS) of the Federal University of Uberlândia’s (UFU) Veterinary Hospital, in Uberlândia MG, Brazil. In snakes, the most common causes of liver disease are infections, however, approaches on non-infectious liver diseases are scarce. Some liver diseases may directly affect anatomical and physiological aspects of this organ, and may lead to a permanent liver injury. Laboratório de Patologia Animal (LPA), Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.īackground: Liver performs several important functions to the maintenance of physiological mechanisms. Laboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa em Animais Silvestres (LAPAS).Īna Carolina de Andrade Mello Cintra de Amorim Alves ![]()
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