Korean Journal of Veterinary Pathology (한국수의병리학회지)

Korean Society of Veterinary Pathology (한국수의병리학회)
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Renal Candidiasis in a Masked Palm civet (Paguma larvata)

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  • Kim, Dae-Yong ( College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoo, Han-Sang (College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Bae, Ji-Seon (College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Ju-Yeon (College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Kun (Seoul Grand Park) ;
  • Jung, Young-Mok (Seoul Grand Park)
  • 김대용 (서울대학교 수의과대학,서울대학교 농생명공학부) ;
  • 유한상 (서울대학교 수의과대학,서울대학교 농생명공학부) ;
  • 배지선 (서울대학교 수의과대학,서울대학교 농생명공학부) ;
  • 최재훈 (서울대학교 수의과대학,서울대학교 농생명공학부) ;
  • 박주연 (서울대학교 수의과대학,서울대학교 농생명공학부) ;
  • 김영근 (서울대공원 동물원) ;
  • 정영목 (서울대공원 동물원)
  • Published : 1999.12.01
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Abstract

A case of renal candidiasis is reported in a 4-year-old male Masked Palm civet (Paguma larvata) On necropsy, the kidneys were bilaterally swollen, pale and had numerous 1 to 3 mm diameter white foci throughout the parenchyma on cut section. The urinary bladder was filled with opaque and milky exudate. Histologically, severe infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages and necrosis were noted in the interstitial areas of both cortex and medulla and in the lumens of renal tubules and collecting duct often resulting in cystic dilation of the tubules. PAS-positive fungal yeasts or pseudohyphae were often associated with the lesion. Candida albicans was isolated from the kidney and urinary bladder.

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