College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea.
Hanaro Animal Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.
Open Vet J. 2024 Aug;14(8):2085-2091. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.38. Epub 2024 Aug 31.
In rabbits, renal abscesses (pus-filled sores) are rare and diagnosis remains challenging. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine the clinical manifestation and diagnostic tests associated with renal abscess identification in rabbits.
A four-and-a-half-year-old castrated male Lionhead rabbit with a history of poor appetite and abdominal distension was admitted to the animal hospital. Blood analysis, radiography, ultrasonography, and computed tomography scans revealed a kidney abscess found within the renal parenchyma, with severe loss of the cortex and medulla, extending toward the capsule. Consequently, the rabbit underwent nephrectomy. The enlarged right kidney was surgically removed. Histopathological examination of the affected kidney showed severe necrosis and ischemic zones, atrophy of the renal tubules, and prominent heterophils with mixed inflammatory cell infiltrates. Immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction confirmed and infections, respectively.
This report provides novel insights into the diagnosis of renal abscesses in Lionhead rabbits.
在兔子中，肾脓肿（充满脓液的疮）很少见，诊断仍然具有挑战性。因此，在这项研究中，我们旨在确定与兔肾脓肿识别相关的临床症状和诊断测试。
一只四岁半的去势雄性狮子兔，有食欲不振和腹胀的病史，被送进动物医院。血液分析、X 光、超声和计算机断层扫描显示，在肾实质内发现一个肾脓肿，皮质和髓质严重丧失，向包膜延伸。因此，兔子接受了肾切除术。扩大的右肾被手术切除。受影响肾脏的组织病理学检查显示严重坏死和缺血区、肾小管萎缩以及明显的嗜中性粒细胞与混合炎症细胞浸润。免疫组织化学和聚合酶链反应分别证实了 和 感染。
本报告为狮子兔肾脓肿的诊断提供了新的见解。
