The Herpetological Journal
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pdf 07. Blood count changes of Bothrops atrox (Squamata: Viperidae) with oviduct neoplasia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33256/35.3.238242
pp. 238-242
Authors: Heloísa Castro Pereira, Dara Evely Vieira da Costa, Maísa Paschoal Rios, Guilherme Pozzer da Silva, Liria Queiroz Luz Hirano & André Luiz Quagliatto Santos
Abstract: The blood count is an excellent adjunctive tool for evaluating the health status of animals. Therefore, establishing correlations between hematological parameters and various diseases is essential. The aim of this study was to evaluate blood count alterations in Bothrops atrox diagnosed with oviductal neoplasia. All snakes underwent a physical examination and presented a mass in the coelomic cavity, detected by palpation. They were subjected to surgical removal of the mass. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of eight fibromas (8/10; 80%) and two fibrosarcomas (2/10; 20%). The most frequently observed hematological changes were heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (10/10; 100%), lymphopenia (8/10; 80%) and thrombocytopenia (9/10; 90%).
Keywords: common lancehead, hematology, oncology, fibroma, fibrosarcoma
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