Hyperammonemia associated with urethral obstruction in a dog.
Hyperammonemia was documented in a 10-week-old male Lhasa Apso referred for urethral obstruction and rupture. Results of liver function tests were normal. Staphylococcus sp was isolated from urine. Anomalies of the portal vascular system and hepatic insufficiency are the most common causes of hyperammonemia in the dog. Hyperammonemia, however, in the absence of recognizable concurrent hepatic disease, also may result from urinary stasis and infection with urea-splitting organisms.
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
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JA
Hall
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Allen
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MJ
Fettman
D000641:Ammonia / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*
D000641:Ammonia