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Distal renal tubular acidosis associated with concurrent leptospirosis in a dog.

Abstract
A 9 yr old spayed female boxer was presented for evaluation of vomiting, lethargy, anorexia, and weight loss. Initial laboratory evaluation revealed a hyperchloremic normal anion gap metabolic acidosis with alkaline urine that was consistent with a diagnosis of distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA). Targeted therapy was initiated with Na bicarbonate (HCO3) and potassium (K) gluconate. Leptospirosis was subsequently diagnosed with paired microagglutination testing (MAT), and doxycycline was added to the other treatments. Clinical signs resolved, and 6 mo after diagnosis, although the dog remained on alkali therapy (i.e., NaHCO3 and K gluconate) and a mild metabolic acidosis persisted, the dog remained otherwise healthy with a good quality of life. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report to describe the concomitant association of those two disorders. Leptospirosis should be considered for any case of RTA in dogs.
AuthorsStephen A Martinez, Roger A Hostutler
JournalJournal of the American Animal Hospital Association (J Am Anim Hosp Assoc) 2014 May-Jun Vol. 50 Issue 3 Pg. 203-8 ISSN: 1547-3317 [Electronic] United States
PMID24659721 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Acidosis, Renal Tubular (complications, veterinary)
  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases (diagnosis, parasitology)
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Leptospirosis (complications, veterinary)
  • Vomiting (etiology, veterinary)

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