title: Pathological findings of slaughtered camels' (Camelus dromedaris) kidneys in Najaf-Abad, Iran.
abstract: The kidney of camel is known to play a vital role in water conservation through the production of highly concentrated urine that may predispose animal to varieties of renal dysfunction. In camels renal disorders have received lesser attention in comparison with other animals, thus there is shortage of information in this area. The present study was conducted on 100 slaughtered camels (Camelus dromedaris) (200 kidneys) in Najaf-Abad district (Iran) to evaluate the frequency and types of renal disorders. Results demonstrated varieties of gross abnormalities in 14.00% of kidneys that out of them, 9.00% were confirmed by microscopic examination. Renal capsular pigmentation, medullary hyperemia, subcapsular calcification, cortical and medullar discoloration, hemorrhage in renal pelvis, nephrolithiasis and hydatidosis were recorded in 3, 6, 5, 6, 3, 2 and 3 cases, respectively. In addition, capsular melanosis, acute tubular necrosis, chronic interstitial nephritis, caseous necrosis, calcification, medullary hyperemia, and hydatid cyst were confirmed by histopathological examination in 3, 5, 1, 3, 2, 2, and 2 cases, respectively. Our findings indicate the presence of many types of renal disorders which may relate to dehydration, bacteremia or nephrotoxicosis. In addition capsular melanosis in male camel was recorded for the first time and its etiology remains to be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran;
authors.forename: Gholam Ali
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kojouri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran;
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nourani
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran;
authors.forename: Sirous
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadeghian
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran;
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imani
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorram Abad, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raisi
keywords: Camel; Histopathology; Kidney