RESUMEN

Gross lesions suggestive of severe hepatoenteropathy and myopathy were noted in a 4.5-yr-old Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) from a zoo in Michigan (USA). The major microscopic lesions were granulomatous hepatitis and hemorrhagic enteritis associated with non-operculated eggs compatible with those of the Schistosomatidae (Digenea). Skeletal muscle and tongue contained foci of severe acute myodegeneration and necrosis. The hepatic vitamin E value of 1.3 ppm dry weight was considered critically low.

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Enfermedades Musculares/veterinaria , Perisodáctilos/parasitología , Esquistosomiasis/veterinaria , Deficiencia de Vitamina E/veterinaria , Animales , Animales de Zoológico/parasitología , Masculino , Enfermedades Musculares/complicaciones , Enfermedades Musculares/etiología , Esquistosomiasis/complicaciones , Esquistosomiasis/etiología , Esquistosomiasis/patología , Deficiencia de Vitamina E/complicaciones