Abdominal ascites in electric eels (Electrophorus electricus) associated with hepatic hemosiderosis and elevated water pH. |
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| Authors: | G A Marselas M K Stoskopf M J Brown A S Kane R Reimschuessel |
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| Institution: | Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201-1192, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Six electric eels (Electrophorus electricus) from various centers that house aquatic organisms presented clinically with abdominal distension following prolonged exposure to elevated environmental pH. Postmortem examination revealed marked ascites. Culture of the abdominal fluid from three of the eels yielded either Aeromonas hydrophila or Citrobacter freundii, which were most likely secondary invaders. Histopathology showed marked iron accumulation in both hepatocytes and hepatic macrophage aggregates. |
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