Polycystic kidneys in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens).
An intact adult male 14.3-yr-old red panda (Ailurus fulgens) presented for health examination with a history of slowly progressing loss of body condition. Abdominal radiographs revealed a truncated abdomen with poor serosal abdominal detail and multiple areas of spondylosis with some collapsed intervertebral disc spaces. On computed tomography, multiple ovoid hypoattenuating lesions were seen in the left and right kidneys. Gross pathology and histopathology revealed multiple cystic lesions in the kidneys concurrent with pancreatic cysts on histopathology. To the best of the authors' knowledge, polycystic kidneys have not been reported in this species.
Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. modesta_makungu@yahoo.com
Modesta
M
Makungu
Wencke M
WM
du Plessis
Michelle
M
Barrows
Katja N
KN
Koeppel
Hermanus B
HB
Groenewald
D053822:Ailuridae; D000818:Animals; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*