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Lizard Metabolic Bone Disease (view source)
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[[Image:Mbd_iguana.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Iguanas with MBD have difficulty in supporting their own bodyweight and therefore lay flat''' (© RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]
[[Image:Mbd_iguana.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Iguanas with MBD have difficulty in supporting their own bodyweight and therefore lay flat''']]
[[Image:Iguana_mbd_swollenjaw.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Green iguana with MBD and swollen jaw''' (© RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]
[[Image:Iguana_mbd_swollenjaw.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Green iguana with MBD and swollen jaw''']]
[[Image:Lizard_thigh_mbd.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Enlargement of the thigh on the right due to fibrous osteodystrophy of the right femur''' (© RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]
[[Image:Lizard_thigh_mbd.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Enlargement of the thigh on the right due to fibrous osteodystrophy of the right femur''']]
[[Image:Leopardgecko_mbd_xray.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Radiograph of Leopard gecko showing signs of MBD. Decreased opacity to the pelvis and caudal vertebrae. No clear contrast between bone and soft tissue is a classic sign of MBD.''' (© RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]
[[Image:Leopardgecko_mbd_xray.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Radiograph of Leopard gecko showing signs of MBD. Decreased opacity to the pelvis and caudal vertebrae. No clear contrast between bone and soft tissue is a classic sign of MBD.''']]
Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is a complex disease that is associated with derangement of the metabolism of [[Calcium|calcium]], [[Phosphorus|phosphorus]] and vitamin D3, poor husbandry and other diseases.
Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is a complex disease that is associated with derangement of the metabolism of [[Calcium|calcium]], [[Phosphorus|phosphorus]] and vitamin D3, poor husbandry and other diseases.