Small intestinal intussusception in five dogs with acute renal failure and suspected leptospirosis (L. australis)

Schweighauser, Ariane; Burgener, Iwan; Gaschen, Frédéric; Luckschander, Nicole; Hasler, A.; Lang, Johann; Francey, Thierry (2009). Small intestinal intussusception in five dogs with acute renal failure and suspected leptospirosis (L. australis). Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care, 19(4), pp. 363-368. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00432.x

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OBJECTIVES

This case series describes 5 dogs with small intestinal intussusception and acute kidney injury due to infection with Leptospira interrogans serovar Australis.

CASE SERIES SUMMARY

Small intestinal intussusception was observed in 4 dogs diagnosed with acute kidney injury due to leptospirosis presented between 1997 and 2005. Intussusception was diagnosed at initial presentation or later during hospitalization. An additional dog fulfilling our inclusion criteria was presented to a small animal specialty clinic nearby and was included. Upon admission, all dogs were severely azotemic and thrombocytopenic. All 5 dogs showed the strongest microscopic agglutination test serology reaction to L. interrogans serovar Australis. Two dogs survived with no apparent residual renal damage, 1 survived with subsequent mild chronic kidney disease, and 2 dogs were euthanized at the owners' request due to a guarded prognosis.

NEW OR UNIQUE INFORMATION PROVIDED

Intussusception can occur or may be seen in dogs with leptospirosis due to L. interrogans serovar Australis and patients should be monitored closely for this potential complication. As all 5 dogs described in this case series showed the highest titer for L. interrogans serovar Australis, these precautions may be especially applied in geographic areas where this particular serovar is seen.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic > Small Animal Clinic, Internal Medicine
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Clinical Radiology
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic

UniBE Contributor:

Schweighauser, Ariane, Burgener, Iwan, Gaschen, F, Luckschander, Nicole, Lang-Fritz, Johann, Francey, Thierry

Subjects:

500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

1479-3261

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:25

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:23

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00432.x

PubMed ID:

25164636

Web of Science ID:

000268962100010

Uncontrolled Keywords:

gastrointestinal motility disorder kidney

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.38322

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38322 (FactScience: 221005)

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