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Focal Hepatic Steatosis in A Juvenile Green Sea Turtle - Case Report

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  • Marília De Albuquerque Bonelli

    (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil)

  • Lorena Adão Vescovi Séllos Costa

    (Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, S/N, Recife-PE, 50870-440)

  • Fabiano Séllos Costa

    (Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, S/N, Recife-PE, 50870-440)

Abstract

Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) is a highly sensitive, applicable technique. It shows great precision in the diagnosis of alterations in the radiodensity of hepatic parenchyma. Our objective is to report a presumptive diagnosis of hepatic steatosis in a juvenile Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, using QCT. Helicoidal computed tomography scans were conducted, and regions of interest selected in the liver after multiplanar reconstruction images were obtained. The values obtained for liver parenchyma radiodensity in Hounsfield units varied between -14 and -17 HU in the studied turtle. Comparing these values with those obtained from healthy turtles in previous reports, a presumptive diagnosis of hepatic steatosis was made. The characterization of changes in X-ray attenuation through CT exams in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) may help in diagnosing diffuse liver disease in this species.

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  • Marília De Albuquerque Bonelli & Lorena Adão Vescovi Séllos Costa & Fabiano Séllos Costa, 2020. "Focal Hepatic Steatosis in A Juvenile Green Sea Turtle - Case Report," JOJ Wildlife & Biodiversity, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(4), pages 81-84, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jjojwb:v:2:y:2020:i:4:p:81-84
    DOI: 10.19080/JOJWB.2020.02.555592
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