An adult female leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was found dead in its cage with no previous signs of illness. Necropsy findings, characterized by the presence of moderate to abundant clotted blood enclosed within the connective tissue surrounding left and right ovaries, were compatible with an acute, bilateral spontaneous ovarian hemorrhage. This unusual condition has been rarely observed in captive reptiles and is characterized by the sudden rupture of the ovarian arteries with subsequent hemorrhage into the ovary and periovarian connective tissues. Based on scientific literature, this is the first suspect case of this disorder in a leopard gecko.
Suspect acute, bilateral spontaneous ovarian hemorrhage in an adult female leopard gecko (Εublepharis macularius).
Mariarita Romanucci;Sabrina V. P. Defourny;Andrea Boari;Leonardo Della Salda
2019-01-01
Abstract
An adult female leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was found dead in its cage with no previous signs of illness. Necropsy findings, characterized by the presence of moderate to abundant clotted blood enclosed within the connective tissue surrounding left and right ovaries, were compatible with an acute, bilateral spontaneous ovarian hemorrhage. This unusual condition has been rarely observed in captive reptiles and is characterized by the sudden rupture of the ovarian arteries with subsequent hemorrhage into the ovary and periovarian connective tissues. Based on scientific literature, this is the first suspect case of this disorder in a leopard gecko.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
