title: Ureteral obstruction secondary to disseminated penicilliosis in a German shepherd dog.
abstract: Abdominal ultrasonographic evaluation of a 2-year-old male German shepherd dog evaluated for weight loss demonstrated a right ureteral mass with ipsilateral hydronephrosis, hypoechoic splenic nodules, and hypoechoic and rounded lymph nodes. A fungal mat extending from the renal pelvis into the ureter secondary to disseminatedPenicilliumwas confirmed at necropsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Acierno, Ober) and Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Goupil, Olson), University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Acierno
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Acierno, Ober) and Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Goupil, Olson), University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Ober
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Acierno, Ober) and Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Goupil, Olson), University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Brad A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Goupil
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Acierno, Ober) and Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Goupil, Olson), University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Erik J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*