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Diagnosis is dependent on:
Diagnosis is dependent on:
*History - dietary and environmental evaluation; directed towards identifying possible causes of calcium and vitamine D3 deficiency.
*History - dietary and environmental evaluation; directed towards identifying possible causes of calcium and vitamin D3 deficiency.
*[[Lizard Physical Examination|Physical examination]]
*[[Lizard Physical Examination|Physical examination]]
*Radiography - hypomineralisation of skeleton, pathological fractures, fibrous osteodystrophy. Radiographs are very effective in confirming the diagnosis; indeed, radiolucent transverse processes in the caudal vertebrae are pathognomonic of MBD in lizards.
*Radiography - hypomineralisation of skeleton, pathological fractures, fibrous osteodystrophy. Radiographs are very effective in confirming the diagnosis; indeed, radiolucent transverse processes in the caudal vertebrae are pathognomonic of MBD in lizards.