Difference between revisions of "Lizard Hemipenal Abscesses"

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[[Image:Hemipenal_abscess.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Hemipenal abscess''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]
 
[[Image:Hemipenal_abscess.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Hemipenal abscess''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]
  
'''Diagnosis'''
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'''Treatment''' is achieved by physical removal of the hemipenes along with antibiotics and anti-inflammatories.
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* Physical examination
 
 
 
'''Treatment'''
 
* Physical removal
 
* Antibiotics and anti-inflammatories
 
 
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[[Category:Lizard_Reproductive_Diseases]]

Revision as of 22:43, 16 March 2010



Hemipenal abscesses in male iguanas are not uncommon. They occur when secretions accumulate in the hemipenes (the paired sex organ in male lizards) and secondary bacterial infection occurs.

Hemipenal abscess (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)

Treatment is achieved by physical removal of the hemipenes along with antibiotics and anti-inflammatories.