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Carlos H O Nogueira1, Hassan L Jerdy1, Leonardo S Silveira1.
Abstract
We describe an osseous metaplasia in a wild Patagonian green racer (Philodryas patagoniensis). The 5.5×1.5-cm lesion of irregular contour on the right dorsolateral surface proximal to the snake's cloaca was raised, hard, ulcerated centrally, and radiopaque and interfered with mobility. Microscopy revealed osseous metaplasia on skin and muscle.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26981689 DOI: 10.7589/2015-08-213
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Wildl Dis ISSN: 0090-3558 Impact factor: 1.535