IATROGENIC NEPHROSIS IN PIGLETS
Abstract
In the present report, we describe the main clinical and pathological characteristics of a disease with high mortality, affecting early-weaned piglets. The symptoms were diarrhoca and nervous symptoms preceding death. At post =tilem examination, the main lesions were observed in the intestinal tract (enteritis) and kidneys (pale and swollen). The results of histopathological examination and the use of injections of an aminoglycoside product (gentamicin) in a dosage about three times above recommended level suggested a diagnosis of iatrogenic nephrosis. The early age of affected animals and the seven dehydration caused by diarrhoea could be interpreted as predisposing factors.
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