Renal involvement in dogs with babesiosis

Renal involvement in dogs with babesiosis.

Proteinuria, and renal tubular casts and epithelial cells in urine sediment, are commonly observed in both complicated and uncomplicated babesiosis, but do not necessarily reflect or predict renal failure. This study investigated the presence and degree of renal damage in canine babesiosis. Renal function and integrity were evaluated using serum urea and creatinine, serum electrolytes (sodium a...

Blood pressure changes in dogs with babesiosis.

Systemic arterial blood pressures were measured in 30 dogs with acute babesiosis, 10 each with mild uncomplicated, severe uncomplicated and complicated disease. Ten healthy dogs were used as controls. Hypotension was defined as more than 3 standard deviations below the control mean. Normal mean pressures (+/-SD) were: systolic arterial pressure 151 (+/-11) mm Hg, diastolic arterial pressure 89 ...

Hemostatic abnormalities in uncomplicated babesiosis (Babesia rossi) in dogs.

BACKGROUND Babesiosis in dogs is associated with severe thrombocytopenia; yet infected dogs rarely show clinical signs of hemorrhage. HYPOTHESIS Dogs with uncomplicated babesiosis have normal hemostatic capacity despite severe thrombocytopenia. ANIMALS Nineteen client-owned dogs with uncomplicated babesiosis; 10 healthy controls. METHODS A prospective, cross-sectional, observational study...

Two cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum with renal involvement

  Abstract   Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare, hereditary, multisystemic disease affecting   the skin, eye, and cardiovascular system. Renal involvement is uncommon.   We describe two cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) in two women with   distinctive skin lesions and nephrocalcinosis that renal ultrasonography showed a   characteristic pattern of dotted increased echogenicity in the cort...

Histiocytoma with Renal Involvement