Renal lesions in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) from Louisiana.
Renal tissue from 100 striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) examined microscopically showed evidence of inflammation in 74% of the kidneys. Azotemia was present in 20% of the skunks that had severe renal lesions. The cause of inflammation is unknown, but leptospires were cultured from kidneys or urine of 55% of these skunks.
D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002335:Carnivora; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D012889:Mephitidae
D003404:Creatinine