Ackermann J, Carpenter J W, Godshalk C P, Harms C A
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994 Oct 1;205(7):1001-3.
Hyperadrenocorticism is recognized as a common medical condition in middle- to old-aged ferrets. Because diagnosis of adrenocortical tumors in ferrets, using results of adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation or dexamethasone suppression tests, is unreliable, ultrasonography was used as an alternative to laparotomy for the detection of tumors in 2 ferrets. The diagnosis was confirmed by surgical excision and histologic examination of the adrenal gland. In a typical manifestation of the condition, clinical signs in 1 ferret included vulvar swelling and serous to mucopurulent vaginal discharge, which resolved after the adrenalectomy.
肾上腺皮质功能亢进被认为是雪貂中老年阶段的一种常见病症。由于利用促肾上腺皮质激素刺激试验或地塞米松抑制试验结果来诊断雪貂肾上腺皮质肿瘤并不可靠，因此在2只雪貂中，超声检查被用作剖腹探查术的替代方法来检测肿瘤。诊断通过肾上腺的手术切除和组织学检查得以证实。在该病症的典型表现中，1只雪貂的临床症状包括阴门肿胀以及浆液性至黏液脓性阴道分泌物，这些症状在肾上腺切除术后得以缓解。
