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HYPERCALCEMIC NEPHROPATHY IN THREE DOGS: SONOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE |
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| Authors: | Frances J Barr MA VetMB Mark W Patteson MA Vetmb Vanda M Lucke BVSc PHD Christine Gibbs BVSc PHD |
| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Surgery, Langford House, Langford, Bristol, England.;Department of Medicine, Langford House, Langford, Bristol, England.;Department of Pathology, Langford House, Langford, Bristol, England. |
| Abstract: | Persistent hypercalcemia in the dog is most commonly seen as a paraneoplastic syndrome or in association with widespread osteolytic lesions. In high concentrations calcium is a potent nephrotoxin and may cause severe and irreversible renal damage. The ultrasonographic changes in the kidneys of three dogs with hypercalcernic nephropathy are described'and compared with the changes described in the same human condition. It is suggested that ultrasound could be a useful technique for evaluation of the severity of renal damage and the potential return of renal function in such instances. |
| Keywords: | hypercalcemia renal function ultrasound |