TABLE 1.

Animals and pathological findings^a

Animal no.	Age (yr)	Sex	Origin	Captivity	Clinical history	Diagnoses
1	12	F	Novo Arão (Amazonas, Brazil)	Private owner	Regurgitation and ulcerative lesion in oral cavity for 3 mo; antibiotic therapy, fluid therapy, catheter feeding for 2 mo; no improvement and then apathy and death	Chronic ulcerative stomatitis and osteomyelitis (maxilla); chronic ulcerative dermatitis and myositis; BIBD
2	10	F	Novo Arão (Amazonas, Brazil)	Private owner	Found dead without prior clinical signs	Fibrinonecrotizing cloacitis, embolic-metastatic nephritis; hepatic lipidosis; BIBD
3	12	M	Novo Arão (Amazonas, Brazil)	Private owner	Apathy and neurological signs (e.g., disorientation, stargazing) for 5 mo; euthanasia	Focally ulcerated granulomatous stomatitis and osteomyelitis (maxilla); BIBD
4	13	M	Unknown	Botanic Zoo Foundation of Rio Grande	Oral mucosal bleeding, nasal discharge, lethargy, anorexia for approx 5 mo; hospitalization and antibiotic therapy, fluid therapy, catheter feeding; no improvement; after 45 days, apathy and death	Emaciation; chronic suppurative sinusitis; BIBD

^aAll animals were Boa constrictor constrictor snakes held in captivity in Porto Alegre, Brazil.