Bilateral renal abscessation and chronic active pyelonephritis in a male camel (Camelus dromedarius) caused by Escherichia coli

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Madeh SADAN¹  El-Sayed EL-SHAFAEY²  Mohamed THARWAT³ 

[1] Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt;Department of Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt;Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, 51452 Buraydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia

关键词: camel;    Escherichia coli;    pyelonephritis;    renal abscessation;    ultrasonography;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.17-0484

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

This report summarizes the clinical, hematobiochemical, ultrasonographic, histopathological and bacteriological findings in a male Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) with bilateral renal abscessation and chronic active pyelonephritis. Owner complaint included a decreased appetite and loss of body condition with occasionally voiding red urine. In the right kidney, ultrasonographic changes included a hypoechoic fluid surrounding the renal parenchyma. Within the left kidney, a large volume of hypoechoic contents were imaged. Bacteriological examination yielded only Escherichia coli. To the authors’ knowledge this is the first reported case of bilateral renal abscessation and chronic active pyelonephritis in dromedary camels. In conclusion, renal ultrasonography provides a precise and non-invasive technique for diagnosis and subsequent clinical decision making of renal abscessation and chronic pyelonephritis camels.

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