I don't think it's the first case in a veiled..but I could be wrong...
https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/2019/01/15/i...-of-a-veiled-chameleon-chamaeleo-calyptratus/
https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/2019/01/15/i...-of-a-veiled-chameleon-chamaeleo-calyptratus/
CANV...veiled chameleon...
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Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Is CANV always fatal? Why can’t they excise or remove the spot if it’s not large?
No...it's not always fatal but it needs to be treated ASAP. It's fatal if not treated. It also seems to be fatal more often in some species of reptiles than in others...like beardies for example..even when the Himalayas is treated.
I'm not sure if why it isn't excised or removed...can't remember for sure ...but I'll see if I can find out. (The original study done by Dr. Pare involved two of my WC chameleons that came in with it.)
Here are some other papers about it...
Original study...
https://www.uamh.ca/Research/_/medi...NV_mycoses_in_chameleons_JZooWildMedJSTOR.pdf
Other studies...
https://academic.oup.com/mmy/article/45/4/371/1022586
https://www.uamh.ca/Research/_/medi...13_Sigler_et_al_Nannizziopsis_JCM-3338-57.pdf
https://www.uamh.ca/Research/_/medi...003_J_Herpet_Med_Surg_Survey_for_the_CANV.pdf
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Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Thank you Kinyonga but you don’t have to go to any trouble, I was just wondering.
Its no trouble! I always like answers myself!
Humans...not zoonotic....
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23926168/
@Lindasjackson said... "Why can’t they excise or remove the spot if it’s not large?"...
I did read that they can excise it in some cases...but it still has to be treated with an oral antifungl medication like itraconazole (sp?) or ketaconazole (sp?).
Wild reptiles...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33262365/
Korea...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/12298093.2018.1514732
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23926168/
@Lindasjackson said... "Why can’t they excise or remove the spot if it’s not large?"...
I did read that they can excise it in some cases...but it still has to be treated with an oral antifungl medication like itraconazole (sp?) or ketaconazole (sp?).
Wild reptiles...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33262365/
Korea...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/12298093.2018.1514732
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I've tried to find some good photos...but I can't so far.I wish they would have shown close up pics of the actual cham and the spot.
Me neither.... Which sucks... I would love to see some up close pics so we know what it looks like.