Canine renal cortical necrosis and haemorrhage following ingestion of an Amitraz-formulated insecticide dip

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-163

  Oglesby, P A ^a   Joubert, Kenneth E ^a   Meiring, T ^b  

^a Fourways Veterinary Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Acute renal haemorrhage and necrosis; Amitraz; Dog

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMITRAZ; ATIPAMEZOLE; BUPRENORPHINE; CIMETIDINE; CLOPAMON; ECTODEX; FORMAMIDINE; FUROSEMIDE; INSECTICIDE; LENAMET; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE; SUCRALFATE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGITATION; ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DOG DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPERVENTILATION; INSECT CONTROL; KIDNEY CORTEX NECROSIS; KIDNEY HEMORRHAGE; LIVESTOCK; MEDICATION ERROR; MITE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; TACHYCARDIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VOMITING;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 33750627485     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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