title: [Myocardiosis in a 6-month-old Lawson's Dragon (Pogona henrylawsonii)].
abstract: In a 6-month-old, chronically inappetent Lawsons's Dragon (Pogona henrylawsonii) with stunted growth a hyperdense cardiac region was found using radiology and computed tomography. At necropsy a profound necrosis of the myocardium with dystrophic calcification was diagnosed. In contrast to the frequently seen metastatic mineralisation of soft tissues, mainly due to poor husbandry, primary tissue destruction is the cause for dystrophic calcification. In reptiles, this is a rarely described form of calcification. Possible causes are infectious processes, nutritional or metabolic insufficiencies, intoxications or genetic components. In the presented case the aetiology could not be determined. In conclusion, dystrophic calcifications should be considered as a differential diagnosis in reptiles with soft tissue mineralisation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Heimtiere, Reptilien, Zier- und Wildvögel, Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Bünteweg 9, 30559 Hannover. Catherine.pascale.guenther@tiho-hannover.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wohlsein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Junginger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dziallas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fehr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D007076:Iguanas; D011859:Radiography