Reptile hepatic lipidosis

Blood Cell Morphology and Plasma Biochemistry in Russian Tortoises (Agrionemys horsfieldi)

“…The preference for intravital diagnosis challenge the clinician to combine different methods. Plasma biochemistry assays are compared with methods of diagnostic imaging and histopathologic examinations of tissue samples obtained by liver biopsy (Divers and Cooper 2000). The plasma activities of ALP, ALT and AST can all rise during liver disease, aspartate aminotransferase elevation seems to be of clinical importance (Divers et al 1996;Divers and Cooper 2000), too.…”

“…Plasma biochemistry assays are compared with methods of diagnostic imaging and histopathologic examinations of tissue samples obtained by liver biopsy (Divers and Cooper 2000). The plasma activities of ALP, ALT and AST can all rise during liver disease, aspartate aminotransferase elevation seems to be of clinical importance (Divers et al 1996;Divers and Cooper 2000), too. The plasma activities of ALP, ALT, AST and concentration of cholesterol in tortoises from this study are all in the normal range for healthy Russian tortoises, as have been published previously (Knotek et al 1999;Knotek et al 2001).…”

Clinical Diagnostics of Hepatopathies in Small Mammals: Evaluation of Importance of Individual Methods

“…only 5 hours, as compared to the dog in which it varies from 45 to 60 hours (Meredith and Rayment 2000). The level of AST gets higher in cases of muscle tissue damage (Divers and Cooper 2000). Diffuse reversible processes, such as for example hypoxia, cause the rise in the enzyme level that is higher than in solitary lesions (hepatic abscesses).…”

Xanthogranuloma and Hepatic Lipidosis in a Mexican Moccasin Snake (Agkistrodon bilineatus) with Hypercholesterolemia: A Case Report

“…In reptiles, hepatic lipidosis may be due to an increase in food consumption, to drug intoxication and in some species it occurs physiologically during hibernation. In females it is common to find accumulation of fat reserves during folliculogenesis, especially in those that do not reproduce [2,5]. The latter could explain why CG has been reported more frequently in females than in males [8].…”