SONOGRAPHIC RENAL FINDINGS IN 20 DOGS WITH LEPTOSPIROSIS |
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| Authors: | Lisa J Forrest VMD Robert T O'Brien DVM MS Megan S Tremeling Howard Steinberg VMD PHD A Jim Cooley DVM Roy L Kerlin BVSc PHD |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706;Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706. Megan S. Tremelling was a veterinary student at the time of submission. |
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| Abstract: | Abdominal ultrasound examinations of 20 dogs with confirmed leptospirosis were reviewed retrospectively for renal abnormalities. Three dogs had a normal ultrasound examination. The remaining 17 dogs had sonographic abnormalities of the kidneys. These abnormalities, seen either alone or in combination, included renalmegaly (n=10), pyelectasia (n=9), increased cortical echogenicity (n=15), perinephric effusion (n=5), and a medullary band of increased echogenicity (n=6). At our institution, the medullary band of increased echogencity has only been seen in dogs with leptospirosis and may therefore be a specific sonographic sign for this disease. |
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| Keywords: | canine ultrasound leptospirosis renal disease |
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