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

Figure 14

Gross pathological findings in a male camel with bilateral renal abscessation and chronic active pyelonephritis caused by Escherichia coli. Image (a) shows gross appearance of the left kidney and thick creamy pus evacuated from the kidney, weighting about 18 kg. Image (b) shows a longitudinal section through the affected kidney after complete evacuation of the large abscess revealed thickening and dilatation of the renal pelvis in relation to the renal abscess [30]. Stars point to the renal tissue.