title: Renal dysplasia in a Rhodesian ridgeback dog.
abstract: A six-month-old Rhodesian ridgeback dog was presented for evaluation of facial swelling. Chronic renal failure was clinically diagnosed based on urinalysis, biochemical changes and ultrasonography. The facial swelling was due to fibrous osteodystrophy, which was evident on survey radiographs of the skull. On post mortem examination, chronic renal failure as a result of renal dysplasia was confirmed. This is the first reported case of renal dysplasia in this breed of dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lobetti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jimenez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography