Pathology of the Kidneys

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Which of the following is a viral cause of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

Canine herpesvirus 1 (correct)

Leptospira interrogans

Escherichia coli

Actinobacillus equuli

What is the pathogenesis of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

Descending through the bloodstream

Descending through the urinary system

Ascending through the bloodstream

Ascending from the urinary bladder or ureter (correct)

Which option is not a bacteria that can cause infectious diseases of the kidneys in cattle?

Leptospira interrogans

Actinobacillus equuli

Corynebacterium renale

Salmonella spp (correct)

Which parasite can cause infectious diseases of the kidneys in dogs?

Toxocara canis Signup and view all the answers

What type of nephritis is characterized by lympho-histiocytic inflammation in the kidneys?

Non-suppurative tubulointerstitial nephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which virus can cause haemorrhagic and necrotising nephritis in dogs?

Canine herpesvirus 1 Signup and view all the answers

What is the distribution of lesions in chronic interstitial nephritis?

Diffuse Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a bacterial cause of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

Escherichia coli Signup and view all the answers

What is the histological characteristic of acute interstitial nephritis?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a parasite that can cause infectious diseases of the kidneys in horses?

Halicephalobus gingivalis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nephritis is characterized by interstitial fibrosis, loss of tubules, and loss of glomeruli?

Chronic interstitial nephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nephritis is characterized by showers of septic emboli and the formation of abscesses in small capillaries?

Suppurative embolic nephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nephritis is more frequently ascending and begins with infection in the lower urinary tract?

Pyelonephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nephritis is characterized by irregular, radially oriented, red or grey streaks involving the medulla?

Pyelonephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nephritis is characterized by necrotic transitional epithelium, neutrophils, and bacterial colonies in the medullary tubules?

Pyelonephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by inflammation, thickening, and coating of the pelvic mucosa?

Ascending nephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by ulceration and necrosis of the papillae?

Ascending nephritis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by haemorrhagic, catarrhal, fibrinopurulent, necrotizing, or ulcerative changes?

Lower Urinary Tract infections Signup and view all the answers

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by proliferating lymphocytes forming a lymphoid follicle?

Lower Urinary Tract infections Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main pathogenetic mechanisms of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

Haematogenous (descending) and Urinary (ascending) Signup and view all the answers

Name three viral causes of infectious diseases of the kidneys.

Canine herpesvirus 1, Canine Adenovirus 1, Ovine Herpesvirus 2 Signup and view all the answers

Name four bacterial causes of infectious diseases of the kidneys.

Leptospira interrogans, Actinobacillus equuli, Escherichia coli, Corynebacterium renale Signup and view all the answers

Name three parasitic causes of infectious diseases of the kidneys.

Toxocara canis, Halicephalobus gingivalis, Encephalitozoon cuniculi Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the nephritis caused by canine herpes virus 1?

Haemorrhagic and necrotising nephritis Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the nephritis characterized by tubular nephritis in the calf due to E.coli?

White spotted kidney Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of non-suppurative tubulointerstitial nephritis?

Lympho-histiocytic inflammation and Suppurative interstitial nephritis Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of suppurative interstitial nephritis?

Embolic nephritis (Haematogenous) following septicaemia or pyaemia Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of pyelonephritis?

Inflammation in both the pelvis and renal parenchyma Signup and view all the answers

Name three aetiologies of non-suppurative tubulointerstitial nephritis.

Leptospira interrogans, Escherichia coli, Maedi-Visna virus Signup and view all the answers

What are the histological characteristics of chronic interstitial nephritis?

Mononuclear cell infiltration (lymphocytes, plasma cells, histiocytes), interstitial fibrosis, and generalized tubular atrophy and loss. Signup and view all the answers

What are the histological characteristics of non-suppurative tubulointerstitial nephritis?

Interstitial fibrosis, loss of tubules, loss of glomeruli, and oxidations of the glomeruli. Signup and view all the answers

What are the aetiologies of suppurative embolic nephritis?

Actinobacillus equuli, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Trueperella pyogenes. Signup and view all the answers

What are the aetiologies of pyelonephritis?

Escherichia coli, staphylococci, streptococci, Enterobacter, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Corynebacterium renale, Actinobaculum suis. Signup and view all the answers

What is the pathogenesis of pyelonephritis?

More frequently ascending due to vesicoureteral reflux, and begins with establishment of infection in the lower urinary tract. Signup and view all the answers

What are the gross pathology characteristics of acute cystitis?

Haemorrhagic, catarrhal, fibrinopurulent, necrotizing, ulcerative. Signup and view all the answers

What are the gross pathology characteristics of chronic cystitis associated with chronic bacterial infection and/or urolithiasis?

Diffuse, follicular, polypoid. Signup and view all the answers

What are the gross pathology characteristics of chronic cystitis associated with glycosuria?

Emphysematous, typical of diabetic animals. Signup and view all the answers

What are the histopathological characteristics of acute ulcerative cystitis in dogs?

Ulceration of the epithelium, inflammatory infiltrate, and hyperaemia. Signup and view all the answers

What are the histopathological characteristics of chronic polypoid cystitis in dogs?

The polyp (villus-like projection) is covered by epithelium over a core of proliferated connective tissue densely infiltrated by inflammatory cells, haemorrhage, and hemosiderin. Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is a viral cause of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

What is the pathogenesis of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

Which option is not a bacteria that can cause infectious diseases of the kidneys in cattle?

Which parasite can cause infectious diseases of the kidneys in dogs?

What type of nephritis is characterized by lympho-histiocytic inflammation in the kidneys?

Which virus can cause haemorrhagic and necrotising nephritis in dogs?

What is the distribution of lesions in chronic interstitial nephritis?

Which of the following is a bacterial cause of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

What is the histological characteristic of acute interstitial nephritis?

Which of the following is a parasite that can cause infectious diseases of the kidneys in horses?

Which type of nephritis is characterized by interstitial fibrosis, loss of tubules, and loss of glomeruli?

Which type of nephritis is characterized by showers of septic emboli and the formation of abscesses in small capillaries?

Which type of nephritis is more frequently ascending and begins with infection in the lower urinary tract?

Which type of nephritis is characterized by irregular, radially oriented, red or grey streaks involving the medulla?

Which type of nephritis is characterized by necrotic transitional epithelium, neutrophils, and bacterial colonies in the medullary tubules?

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by inflammation, thickening, and coating of the pelvic mucosa?

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by ulceration and necrosis of the papillae?

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by haemorrhagic, catarrhal, fibrinopurulent, necrotizing, or ulcerative changes?

Which type of urinary tract infection is characterized by proliferating lymphocytes forming a lymphoid follicle?

What are the two main pathogenetic mechanisms of infectious diseases of the kidneys?

Name three viral causes of infectious diseases of the kidneys.

Name four bacterial causes of infectious diseases of the kidneys.

Name three parasitic causes of infectious diseases of the kidneys.

What is the name of the nephritis caused by canine herpes virus 1?

What is the name of the nephritis characterized by tubular nephritis in the calf due to E.coli?

What are the two types of non-suppurative tubulointerstitial nephritis?

What is the cause of suppurative interstitial nephritis?

What is the cause of pyelonephritis?

Name three aetiologies of non-suppurative tubulointerstitial nephritis.

What are the histological characteristics of chronic interstitial nephritis?

What are the histological characteristics of non-suppurative tubulointerstitial nephritis?

What are the aetiologies of suppurative embolic nephritis?

What are the aetiologies of pyelonephritis?

What is the pathogenesis of pyelonephritis?

What are the gross pathology characteristics of acute cystitis?

What are the gross pathology characteristics of chronic cystitis associated with chronic bacterial infection and/or urolithiasis?

What are the gross pathology characteristics of chronic cystitis associated with glycosuria?

What are the histopathological characteristics of acute ulcerative cystitis in dogs?

What are the histopathological characteristics of chronic polypoid cystitis in dogs?

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