| electrochemotherapy palliation of an oral squamous cell carcinoma in an african hedgehog (atelerix albiventris). | a five-year-old female african hedgehog (atelerix albiventris) was referred for a one month growing oral mass. the hedgehog was quiet, alert and responsive, with a 1.00 × 1.50 cm ulcerated lesion on the mandible. the patient was staged with total body radiographs, hematological and biochemical analyses and the mass was biopsied under anesthesia. the excised tissue was reported to be a squamous cell carcinoma. at this time, due to the extension of the mass, a surgical excision was not a therapeut ... | 2018 | 30713619 |
| the dermatitis by caparinia tripilis and microsporum , in african pygmy hedgehog (atelerix albiventris) in romania - first report. | investigations were conducted on a case of generalized dermatitis in an african pygmy hedgehog (atelerix albiventris), purchased as a pet. clinical examination revealed restlessness, agitation, itching and scratching, large alopecic areas, skin congestion and thin whitish scabs. five skin lesions were scraped and the samples were collected for laboratory tests. microscopy revealed the presence of the mite caparinia tripilis (acari: psoroptidae). a dermatophyte belonging to microsporum genus was ... | 2019 | 30184000 |
| primary central nervous system neoplasms in african hedgehogs. | in this retrospective study, we describe the clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical findings in a series of primary central nervous system (cns) neoplasms in african hedgehogs ( atelerix albiventris). twelve cns neoplasms were found among 762 african hedgehog submissions (1.6%) to a private diagnostic laboratory in an 18-y period. the median age of affected hedgehogs was 3.5 y. no sex predilection was found. hindlimb paresis, weakness, and ataxia were the most commonly reported clinical signs ... | 2018 | 30132400 |
| a retrospective study of disease incidence in african pygmy hedgehogs (atelerix albiventris). | the african pygmy hedgehog (atelerix albiventris) is becoming a popular pet in japan. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of various diseases in african pygmy hedgehogs. we histologically investigated 105 samples from 100 privately-owned pet african pygmy hedgehogs that were submitted to two laboratories (north lab and patho labo) between 2012 and 2017. tissues submitted for this study were taken from female reproductive organs (33 cases; 31.43%), skin (20 cases; 19.05%), and th ... | 2018 | 30089737 |
| painful circumscribed bullous dermatosis of the left hand after contact with african four-toed hedgehogs. | | 2018 | 29762916 |