Changes

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 vitamine D3 deficiency.

*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.

*Biochemistry - [[Calcium|calcium]] is generally within normal limits but may be low, especially in neurological cases; the calcifediol assay can be done on plasma to determine the status.

*Biochemistry - [[Calcium|calcium]] is generally within normal limits but may be low, especially in neurological cases; the calcifediol assay can be done on plasma to determine the status.