Pericarditis in a crested porcupine. The exceptionally thickened pericardium has been partially cut to reveal the heart which vessels appear particularly evident. Note the superficial hepatic irregularity (capsular fibrosis) and the marked gastric dilation.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
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