Coelomitis due to obstructive egg dystocia in a common boa (Boa constrictor)

Authors

  • Karen Sofia Parrado Godoy Universidad de los Llanos, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ciencias Animales, Programa de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Villavicencio, Colombia
  • María Paula Cárdenas Velasco Universidad de los Llanos, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ciencias Animales, Programa de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Villavicencio, Colombia
  • María Clara Chacón García Universidad de los Llanos, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Recursos Naturales, Grupo de Investigación en Farmacología Experimental y Medicina Interna – Élite, Villavicencio, Colombia
  • Julieta Esperanza Ochoa Amaya Universidad de los Llanos, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Escuela de Ciencias Animales, y Recursos Naturales, Laboratorio de Patología, Villavicencio, Colombia
  • Pablo Felipe Cruz Ochoa Gobernación del Meta, Instituto de Turismo del Meta, Bioparque Los Ocarros, Villavicencio, Colombia
  • Dumar Alexander Jaramillo-Hernández Universidad de los Llanos, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Escuela de Ciencias Animales y Recursos Naturales, Laboratorio de Farmacología, Villavicencio, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v35i3.28272

Keywords:

wild species, reptiles, oviparous, dystocia

Abstract

The clinical case of an adult female Boa constrictor is described, with low body condition, dehydration, dysecdysis, and swelling at the cloacal level, with evident pain on palpation. Clinical examination and radiographic imaging confirmed the presence of a radiopaque oval structure in the last third next to the cloaca. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy, where a yellow spheroid mass of approximately 8x4 cm and hard consistency was removed from the coelomic cavity, and a 4x4 cm fecaloma located in the colon. The patient died 6 days after surgery. At necropsy, the presence of three granulomas of 5x5, 3x2 and 2x1 cm between the oviducts was reported. In the microscopic findings, protozoan parasitic structures compatible with Cryptosporidium spp in the mesothelium and the vitellogenic follicle with several foci of bacteria were reported. The histopathological study determined severe coelomitis related to an obstructive dystocic process due to an egg.

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Published

2024-06-28

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2024)

Section

Comunicaciones

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Copyright (c) 2024 Karen Sofia Parrado Godoy, María Paula Cárdenas Velasco, María Clara Chacón García, Julieta Esperanza Ochoa Amaya, Pablo Felipe Cruz Ochoa, Dumar Alexander Jaramillo-Hernández

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How to Cite

Parrado Godoy, K. S., Cárdenas Velasco, M. P., Chacón García, M. C., Ochoa Amaya, J. E., Cruz Ochoa, P. F., & Jaramillo-Hernández, D. A. (2024). Coelomitis due to obstructive egg dystocia in a common boa (Boa constrictor). Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 35(3), e28272. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v35i3.28272