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Myocardial necrosis in a captive binturong ( Arctictis binturong )
Author(s) -
Hollamby S.,
Simmons H.,
Bell T.,
Duncan A.,
Stadler C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.154.19.596
Subject(s) - necrosis , medicine , fibrosis , left ventricular hypertrophy , myocardial fibrosis , etiology , myocardial hypertrophy , muscle hypertrophy , pathology , cardiology , blood pressure
An adult male binturong, Arctictis binturong , which had been anorexic and lethargic for seven days became acutely dyspnoeic and died under anaesthesia. A postmortem examination revealed left ventricular hypertrophy with a thrombus occluding the left ventricular chamber. Histological findings included moderate to severe multifocal, vasculocentric myocardial degeneration and necrosis with fibrosis replacing myocardiocytes. Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis were grown on cultures. The animal's serum vitamin E and selenium levels were considered adequate. The aetiology of the chronic myocardial changes could not be determined.