| Autor: |
Thepapichaikul, Wasinee, wilainam, Panop, Suwannaprapha, Parin |
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Journal of Applied Animal Science; Jan-Apr2018, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p49-56, 8p |
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An about 20-year-old, male wild elephant was found dead on the road and electrocution was suspected to be the cause. Electrocution of wild elephants was rarely documented. On necropsy examination, an electrical mark may be the only external appearance with no appearance of specific gross lesions on the internal organs. The pathologist will use evidence from the scene with histopathological investigation to make the diagnosis of the cause of death. The necropsy determined electrical marks on the trunk and legs of the elephant, while hemorrhage and congestion were found in the lungs, heart and omentum. Microscopically, skin showed epidermal separation with streaming cytonuclear elongation. The metallization of iron and copper were presented on the electric skin burn. The myocardium was fragmented and presented as square nuclei. These findings were typical morphologic changes that supported the differential diagnosis of skin lesions and internal organ damage caused by electrocution. This is the first description of a post-mortem with distinctive histopathologic investigation in electrocution of wild elephant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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