Figure 2. Histopathological examination of
field moribund 11 months old so shell turtles
collected in 2009: Hyperkeratosis, severe hydropic
(ballooning) degeneration and vesicles formation
were noted in the epithelial layer (bar = 100 μm) (A).
The remarkable cytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion
bodies (black arrows) were found in the ballooning
degenerated epithelia (bar = 100 μm) (B).