Our understanding of pathological conditions is usually centered on human and domesticated species. Thus, a vast array of pathologies within vertebrates are unknown, especially those that occur in exotics and those that lack external characters, such as conditions that affect the skeleton. Exotics represent a majority of the vertebrates housed in zoos and other wildlife centers, and in the larger picture of conservation, represent the best way to determine potential health threats and cures for endangered and threatened species in the wild. Here we describe a case of acromegaly, a rare condition of excess growth hormone, in a hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) based on Computed Tomography (CT). This is the first documented occurrence of this condition in non-human or non-domesticated mammals, and the first occurrence within Mustelidae. The recognition of this rare condition within a badger suggests that acromegaly may be more widespread within mammals than previously thought, and has implications for diagnosis of other exotics within zoos.

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猪獾（Arctonyx collis）的肢端肥大症

我们对病理状况的理解通常集中在人类和驯养物种上。因此，脊椎动物中的大量病理学是未知的，尤其是那些发生在外来物种中的疾病和那些缺乏外部特征的疾病，例如影响骨骼的疾病。异国情调代表了动物园和其他野生动物中心的大多数脊椎动物，在保护的更大范围内，代表了确定潜在健康威胁和治疗野外濒危和受威胁物种的最佳方法。在这里，我们描述了一个基于计算机断层扫描 (CT) 的猪獾 (Arctonyx collis) 肢端肥大症病例，这是一种生长激素过多的罕见疾病。这是第一次在非人类或非驯养哺乳动物中出现这种情况，也是鼬科中第一次出现这种情况。