Policistical kidney desease – a case report

Authors

  • Mayara Camuri Teixeira Lopes teste
  • Robson dos Anjos Honorato
  • Mariela Sousa Gomes
  • Esther Machado de Carvalho e Silva
  • Ana Caroline Carvalho Santos
  • Werner Rocha Albuquerque

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29327/143849.1-9

Keywords:

kidney, cysts, persian cat

Abstract

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disease that often affects persian cats. Affected animals have renal cysts. A persian feline patient was assisted at Veterinary Universitary Hospital of Federal University of Piauí in Teresina. On clinical examination, an increase in the cranial abdomen, normocoradas mucous, 7% dehydration and rectal temperature of 37.8° C, after the ultrasound examination revealed the presence of bilateral renal cysts. The study aimed to report a case of a persian cat breed.

Published

2015-06-22

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

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