Year : 2015, Volume : 39, Issue : 3
First page : ( 286) Last page : ( 289)
Print ISSN : 0250-4758. Online ISSN : 0973-970X. Published online : 2015 September 1.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-970X.2015.00071.1

Obstructive uropathy induced visceral gout in crested serpent eagle (Spilornischeela)

Rajkhowa T.K.¹, Arya R.S.^1,*

¹Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, CAU, Selesih, Aizawl-796014, Mizoram, India

*Corresponding author: e-mail:aryarahulsingh@gmail.com

Received:  30  January,  2015; Accepted:  19  June,  2015.

Abstract

A case of mortality in two captive Crested Serpent Eagles (Spilornischeela) from Aizawl zoo was investigated for cause of death. Postmortem findings of chalky white deposits on visceral organs was indicative of visceral gout. Presence of urate deposits in various organs was confirmed by De-galantha's method. Urate tophi were also evident in sections stained with H&E. The lesions observed in both the birds were common. The kidney tubules revealed severe pathological changes and urate deposits. Similarly liver sections also revealed tophi and degenerative changes. However there was no inflammatory reaction in both the organs except around tophi. Obstructive uropathy was diagnosed as the cause of visceral gout.

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Keywords

De-Galantha's staining, Kidneys, Obstructive uropathy, Spilornischeela, Tophi, Visceral gout.

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