Segmental Cervical Aplasia in a Colombian Creole Mare with Mosaic X-Chromosome Aneuploidy

•Mares with chromosomal abnormalities can have regular ovarian activity.•Diagnosis of congenital pathologies of the cervix are part of the incidental findings.•Cytogenetic analysis should be a complementary tool in reproductive examination. A 4-year-old Colombian Creole mare was presented for diagno...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of equine veterinary science 2021-10, Vol.105, p.103720, Article 103720
Hauptverfasser: Pinzón-Osorio, César Augusto, Cortés-Beltrán, Daniela, Sanchez-Isaza, Carlos Arturo, Jiménez-Robayo, Ligia Mercedes, Lozano-Márquez, Harvey, Zambrano-Varón, Jorge, Jiménez-Escobar, Claudia
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Zusammenfassung:•Mares with chromosomal abnormalities can have regular ovarian activity.•Diagnosis of congenital pathologies of the cervix are part of the incidental findings.•Cytogenetic analysis should be a complementary tool in reproductive examination. A 4-year-old Colombian Creole mare was presented for diagnosis because the external orifice of her cervix was not detectable when a uterine lavage as therapy for uterine fluid accumulation was attempted. Clinical and ultrasonographic evaluation of the genital tract revealed that ovaries were of normal size and showed structures suggestive of regular ovarian activity. However, granular free-floating fluid material distending the uterus was detected by ultrasound. Upon vaginal examination, the normal external cervical morphology was not evident. The vagina ended in a blind bag with a small papilla with no evident external cervical os. Cytology of uterine fluid obtained by transvaginal aspiration showed findings compatible with mucometra. Cytogenetic analysis revealed an abnormal karyotype (63,X and 64,XX both 45% and 65,XXX 10%). A diagnosis of congenital segmental cervical aplasia was proposed possibly related to the mosaicism detected. To our knowledge, this is the first case of this reproductive pathology in a mare with regular ovarian activity and confirmed aneuploidy in mosaic form of the X sex chromosome.
ISSN:0737-0806
1542-7412
DOI:10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103720