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CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE IN A YOUNG PONY
Author(s) -
Roberts M. C.,
Kelly W. R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1980.tb02607.x
Subject(s) - pony , autopsy , medulla , pathology , chronic renal failure , cortex (anatomy) , medicine , anatomy , biology , neuroscience , genetics
SUMMARY A 19‐month‐old pony gelding was presented with chronic renal failure, after deteriorating progressively during the preceding 3 months. There was pronounced azotaemia, hyponatraemia and hypochloraemia, but plasma calcium and phosphorus levels were normal. At autopsy both kidneys were small and nodular and were characterised by collapsed segments of cortex and medulla interspersed with areas of pale tissue. The latter showed glomerular immaturity associated with a range of degenerative processes involving the glomeruli and tubules. The condition bore many similarities to that of renal cortical dysplasia in other species.