Asthenia Cutanea in Albino Burmese Python (python Molurus Bivittatus): Report of a Case in Mexico

A male albino Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus), five months old, weighing 72 g and 52 cm long, presented to the Fauna Veterinary Clinic with a history of anorexia.The owner stated that he acquired it at the age of two months from a pet store.It lived in a terrarium without companions and fed on thawed mouse pups.At the time of revision, the patient was noted to have flaccid, dehydrated-appearing skin and multiple generalised folds.A dermatological examination was performed and it was case Report abstract | Cutaneous asthenia, dermatosparaxis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or also called skin fragility syndrome, is a hereditary disorder of the connective tissue caused by the defective synthesis or assembly of collagen.This case describes a young albino Burmese python that presented with dry-looking skin, multiple folds and wounds.Skin samples were taken for histopathology and compared with a healthy specimen of the same species and colour characteristics.The diagnosis was cutaneous collagen dysplasia suggestive of cutaneous asthenia.This is the first report of cutaneous asthenia in a baby albino Burmese python in Latin America.