Bilateral renal agenesis in an alpaca cria.
A 3-day-old male alpaca cria was presented for lack of vigor and failure to urinate since birth. Based on the history, laboratory data, ultrasonographs, surgical findings, and postmortem examination, the cria was diagnosed with bilateral renal agenesis and hypoplastic bladder, a congenital condition rarely seen in veterinary medicine.
Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA. poulsenk@vetmed.wisc.edu
Keith P
KP
Poulsen
Mathew P
MP
Gerard
Kathy A
KA
Spaulding
Kyleigh A
KA
Geissler
Kevin L
KL
Anderson
D000818:Animals; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*