UR18 – Renal amyloidosis
Synonyms
No known synonym
Name of the disease in English
Renal amyloidosis
The disease in brief
The disease is caused by excess deposits of insoluble proteins in tissues, called amyloid. Most often, fragments of serum precursor proteins are the cause. Many organs can be affected by this extracellular deposit, including the kidney. The cause may be the consequences of chronic suppurative lesions, or chronic infection; in many cases the origin of the problem remains unexplained.
Clinic & diagnosis
L’amyloidose rénale se manifeste sur un ruminant adulte par l’apparition d’une diarrhée, accompagnée d’œdème de l’auge ou de l’entrée de la poitrine. Le bovin a maigri, et tout concourt à un tableau clinique pouvant évoquer la paratuberculose. Une analyse d’urine montre une protéinurie marquée à sévère.
Typical sign of the disease
No description
Pictures
See below
Diagnostic formulas
No description
Differential diagnosis
-Paratuberculosis DG44
-Pyelonephritis UR13
-Chronic interstitial nephritis N63
Confirm a suspicion?
Urinalysis is already an objective confirmation of renal failure.
Prognosis and treatment
There is no treatment.
Prevention
No specific prevention; good herd health management is the basis for preventing these rare complications.
References
Veterinary Medicine-Pocket companion -9th Edition BLOOD DC-page 38
UR18 – Renal amyloidosis
Synonyms
No known synonym
Name of the disease in English
Renal amyloidosis
The disease in brief
The disease is caused by excess deposits of insoluble proteins in tissues, called amyloid. Most often, fragments of serum precursor proteins are the cause. Many organs can be affected by this extracellular deposit, including the kidney. The cause may be the consequences of chronic suppurative lesions, or chronic infection; in many cases the origin of the problem remains unexplained.
Clinic & diagnosis
Renal amyloidosis manifests itself in an adult ruminant by the appearance of diarrhea, accompanied by edema of the trough or the entrance to the chest. The bovine has lost weight, and everything contributes to a clinical picture that may suggest paratuberculosis. A urine analysis shows marked to severe proteinuria.
Typical sign of the disease
No description
Pictures
See below
Diagnostic formulas
No description
Differential diagnosis
-Paratuberculosis DG44
-Pyelonephritis UR13
-Chronic interstitial nephritis N63
Confirm a suspicion?
Urinalysis is already an objective confirmation of renal failure.
Prognosis and treatment
There is no treatment.
Prevention
No specific prevention; good herd health management is the basis for preventing these rare complications.
References
Veterinary Medicine-Pocket companion -9th Edition BLOOD DC-page 38
