Ultrasonography of the Kidneys in Healthy and Diseased Camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Figure 13

Transabdominal ultrasonographic examination of pyelonephritis in camels. Image (a) shows transcutaneous scanning of the right kidney with pyelonephritis in a male camel caused by E. coli. The renal capsule was imaged hyperechogenic with fibrin tags and the renal cortex appeared echogenic. A hypoechoic fluid was imaged surrounding the kidney. Image (b) shows transrectal view of unilateral pyelonephritis in a 6-year-old female camel caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Heterogeneous contents were identified with multichambers containing echogenic fluid (stars). The cortex could not be differentiated from the medulla. 1, cortex; 2, medulla; 3, renal capsule; 4, perirenal abscessation.

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