Schistosomiasis and nutritional myopathy in a Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris).
Gross lesions suggestive of severe hepatoenteropathy and myopathy were noted in a 4.5-yr-old Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) from a zoo in Michigan (USA). The major microscopic lesions were granulomatous hepatitis and hemorrhagic enteritis associated with non-operculated eggs compatible with those of the Schistosomatidae (Digenea). Skeletal muscle and tongue contained foci of severe acute myodegeneration and necrosis. The hepatic vitamin E value of 1.3 ppm dry weight was considered critically low.
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010527:Perissodactyla / Q000469:parasitology*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*