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SONOGRAPHIC RENAL FINDINGS IN 20 DOGS WITH LEPTOSPIROSIS
Author(s) -
Forrest Lisa J.,
O'Brien Robert T.,
Tremeling Megan S.,
Steinberg Howard,
Cooley A. Jim,
Kerlin Roy L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1998.tb01617.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leptospirosis , veterinary medicine
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.