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Wooten MT, Snider TA. Gastrointestinal obstruction secondary to seminal vesicle cystic hyperplasia in an African pygmy hedgehog (
Atelerix albiventris
). VETERINARY RECORD CASE REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/vrc2.446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine Stillwater Oklahoma USA
- Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Bozeman Montana USA
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Silva GF, Rêma A, Teixeira S, Pires MDA, Taulescu M, Amorim I. Pathological Findings in African Pygmy Hedgehogs Admitted into a Portuguese Rehabilitation Center. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:1361. [PMID: 35681825 PMCID: PMC9179541 DOI: 10.3390/ani12111361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Most of the pathologies that affect hedgehogs are diagnosed postmortem; thus, it is essential to share knowledge between clinicians and pathologists in order to recognize predispositions to diseases and to establish adequate diagnostic and therapeutic plans. This study aimed to describe the most relevant postmortem pathological conditions in a group of six rescued African pygmy hedgehogs, performed over a period of four months. Hedgehogs were submitted to necropsy examinations and subsequent histopathological analyses. Microscopically, all the studied hedgehogs revealed alterations in one or more organ systems. Although a significant and diverse number of pathological conditions were obtained, this study focused on less common or more relevant pathologies found in African pygmy hedgehogs-namely, wobbly hedgehog syndrome, squamous cell carcinoma and mast cell tumors. Furthermore, this study constitutes the first report of Mycobacterium spp. in hedgehogs in Portugal, the second report of follicular thyroid carcinoma in an African pygmy hedgehog, the description of a lipoid pneumonia for the first time in this species and a lung adenocarcinoma-a pathology rarely reported in African pygmy hedgehogs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriela Fernandes Silva
- ICBAS-School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Porto University, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (G.F.S.); (A.R.); (S.T.)
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- ICBAS-School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Porto University, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (G.F.S.); (A.R.); (S.T.)
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- ICBAS-School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Porto University, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (G.F.S.); (A.R.); (S.T.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Rua Júlio Amaral de Carvalho Nr. 45, 4200-804 Porto, Portugal
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- Center of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-811 Vila Real, Portugal;
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Synevovet Laboratory, Industriilor Street, No. 25, Chiajna, Ilfov County, 077040 Chiajna, Romania
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- ICBAS-School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Porto University, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (G.F.S.); (A.R.); (S.T.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Rua Júlio Amaral de Carvalho Nr. 45, 4200-804 Porto, Portugal
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Lacqua A, Dreizen R, Helmer P. Surgical and medical management of an oral spindle cell sarcoma in an African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). Vet Med Sci 2022; 8:1079-1084. [PMID: 35076185 PMCID: PMC9122413 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
A 2.5-year-old male African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) presented with an intraoral, soft tissue mass overlying the left mandible. A computed tomography scan and subsequent fine needle aspirate suggested a malignant spindle cell tumour. The tumour was excised with a partial hemimandibulectomy. Histopathology demonstrated an incompletely excised spindle cell sarcoma. The hedgehog underwent adjuvant therapy consisting of intravenous carboplatin and oral lomustine, followed by palliative radiation therapy once tumour recurrence was noted on follow-up surveillance. Radiation therapy was initially successful in decreasing tumour size, but the hedgehog re-presented a month later acutely non-ambulatory paraparetic with a distal right antebrachial mass. Diagnostics including radiographs and fine needle aspirate were consistent with metastatic neoplasia and humane euthanasia was elected.
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- Andrew Lacqua
- Surgery Service, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Friendship Animal Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Avian and Exotics Service, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Clearwater, Florida, USA
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African hedgehogs are susceptible to aging changes like those of other small exotic mammals. Common conditions of the geriatric hedgehog include heart disease, chronic renal disease, and dental/periodontal disease. Hedgehogs are unique in that they have an unusually short life span and a propensity for neoplasia. These 2 factors make it especially common for exotic animal practitioners to encounter geriatric hedgehogs affected by one of the many conditions outlined in this article.
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Díaz-Delgado J, Pool R, Hoppes S, Cerezo A, Quesada-Canales Ó, Stoica G. Spontaneous multicentric soft tissue sarcoma in a captive African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris): case report and literature review. J Vet Med Sci 2017; 79:889-895. [PMID: 28331115 PMCID: PMC5447978 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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This report describes the clinical, macroscopic, histopathological and immunohistochemical features of a spontaneous multicentric extraskeletal sarcoma in an adult male African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). It
also provides a succinct up-to-date review on neoplasia in this species. On autopsy examination, main gross findings included a moderately demarcated cranial mass and a multilobulated, caudal intra-abdominal mass. The cranial mass
had perforated the underlying temporal and occipital bones and had extended into the cranial vault and was compressing the surface of the cerebellum and cerebrum. Histologic, histochemical and immunohistochemical analyses
supported a diagnosis of multicentric poorly differentiated spindle cell sarcoma with fibrosarcomatous, storiform and myxoid foci. The high incidence of neoplasia and cross similarities renders the African hedgehog a suitable
species for comparative pathology studies.
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- Josué Díaz-Delgado
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5802, U.S.A
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- Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute for Animal Health, Veterinary College, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña s/n, Arucas 35413, Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A
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