Hepatitis associated with herpes viral infection in the tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)

Herpesvirus infection in tortoises is largely characterized by the development of respiratory clinical signs. Usually lesions develop in the respiratory, oral pharyngeal, intestinal tract and are accompanied by cutaneous and ocular lesions. In chelonids affected by herpesvirus, systemic-type lesions in organs such as the liver and spleen are commonly observed. In this paper we describe a case of multifocal necrotic hepatitis associated with herpesviruses in an adult female land tortoise of the species Testudo horsfieldii. This article is the first description of a viral hepatitis in Testudo spp. with lesions compatible with herpesvirus infection, with no clinical signs or lesions in the respiratory system, oral cavity or other organs.
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Contributors
Hervas J, Sanchez-Cordon P J, de Lara F C, Carrasco L, Gomez-Villamandos J C
Year
2002
Journal
Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B-Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health
Volume
49
Issue
2
Pages
111-114
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