Pulpy Kidney

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Synonyms:

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Overeating disease

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Definition

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infectious, toxemic disease of ruminants especially sheep

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Caused by

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the toxin of Cl. perfringens type D

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characterized clinically by

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diarrhea, convulsions, paralysis and sudden death.

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Tropism

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Systemic = from blood to kidney

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Transmission

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Feces, water, food

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Factor susceptibility

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Overeating disease حيوان بوكل كثير هو بنصاب

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Pathogenesis

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The bacteria enter through contaminated food and water. If there is a wound in the rumen or abomasum, they germinate, produce toxins that enter the bloodstream, cause blood vessel destruction, reach the kidney, and lead to kidney autolysis.

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Clinical signs

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Autolysis kidney , diarrhea, peracute, bloody urea

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Postmortem

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• autolysis of kidney tissue (“pulpy kidney”) is characteristic.
• The characteristic change is the presence of soft pulpy kidneys بصمممممممممم

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Diagnosis

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Lesion from rumen, abomasum, kidney = gram stain

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Differential diagnosis

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Blackleg, Black disease, Anthrax, Leptospira, Bloat, Pregnancy toxemia, Hypomagnesaemia and acute poisoning.

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Treatment

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Penicillin, oral administration