CASE REPORT: PROXIMAL AORTIC DISSECTION IN OSTRICH (Struthio camelus)

Authors

  • Silvia Terra
  • Aline Gomes Campos FE/FAFRAM
  • R A Silva FE/FAFRAM
  • M A Reis UFTM
  • V A Teixeira UFTM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3738/na.v1i1.261

Keywords:

Avestruz. Dissecção aórtica. Hipertensão. Cobre.Ostrich. Aortic dissection. Hypertension. Cooper.

Abstract

A female ostrich died suddenly was submitted to the autopsy and the gross lesions observed were hematoma in the pericardiac cavity, concentrical hypertrophy of the left ventricle, dissecting aortic aneurysm of thoracic segment and pulmonary hemorrhage. After histopathologic studies and hepatic cooper concentration, we had consider arterial hypertension as the major factor of risk to the aortic dissection.

Author Biographies

  • Silvia Terra
    Professora Doutora, Departamento de Morfologia, Faculdade Doutor Francisco Maeda
  • Aline Gomes Campos, FE/FAFRAM
    Acadêmica do Curso de Ciências Biológicas, FAFRAM/FE
  • R A Silva, FE/FAFRAM
    Acadêmica do Curso de Ciências Biológicas, FAFRAM/FE
  • M A Reis, UFTM
    Professor(a) Doutor(a), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba/ MG
  • V A Teixeira, UFTM
    Professor(a) Doutor(a), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba/ MG

Published

2009-06-05

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