Trophoblastic pulmonary embolism in chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger)

Trophoblastic pulmonary embolism is described in three chinchillas. In one of these cases there was also trophoblastic infiltration to the myometrium. The ages of the chinchillas varied from 14 months to six years. One of them was in the late gestation and the other two in the puerperium. Trophoblastic pulmonary embolism is reported in pregnant women and chinchillas. In both species it is considered an incidental finding; however, occasionally, can be the cause of death in women. Trophoblastic pulmonary embolism in chinchillas could serve as an animal model of human diseases to study the pathogenesis as it applies for the condition in women. In these three cases the embolism was considered an incidental finding.

trophoblastic embolism; lung; uterus; pathology; chinchilla