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Arterial disease of reptiles
Author(s) -
Finlayson R.,
Woods S. J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04195.x
Subject(s) - biology , arteritis , captivity , disease , pathological , arterial wall , calcification , arteriosclerosis , incidence (geometry) , pathology , zoology , medicine , endocrinology , physics , optics
The pathological features of arterial lesions observed in a series of 200 exotic reptiles dying in captivity are described. Macroscopic disease was noted in 18% of the animals, and a further 11% showed microscopic arterial changes. Medial calcification, secondary to a parasitic arteritis or associated with nutritional bone disease, constituted the major vascular disorder. Lipid‐containing intimal lesions were both uncommon and of very limited extent; possible reasons for this low incidence are discussed.