Renal styphlodoriasis in a boa constrictor.
Renal styphlodoriasis was diagnosed in a 2 1/2-year-old male boa constrictor (Constrictor constrictor). The snake had been anorexic for 6 months prior to its death. Necropsy revealed numerous hard, white foci of mineralization in the kidneys. Histologic examination revealed distorted renal tubules containing cross sections of trematodes or mineralized debris, tubular epithelial hyperplasia, and chronic interstitial nephritis. Several adult trematodes were recovered and identified as Styphlodora horrida.
D000818:Animals; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012911:Snakes; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*