endocrine pancreatic insufficiency secondary to chronic herpesvirus pancreatitis in a cockatiel (nymphicus hollandicus). | a cockatiel (nymphicus hollandicus) examined because of weight loss, polydipsia, and polyuria was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus based on the presence of glucosuria and marked hyperglycemia. medical attempts to manage the diabetes mellitus were unsuccessful, and the bird was euthanatized. histopathologic examination of the pancreas revealed a chronic active pancreatitis with herpesviral inclusions in many of the pancreatic acinar and duct cells. psittacid herpesvirus-1 (pshv-1) dna was amplifi ... | 2007 | 18065136 |