BACKGROUND The capacity for herpesvirus to cause disease in cetaceans is unclear and may be varied depending on the different conditions of individuals and between different species. Kidney pathology and intralesional virus-associated infection have been rarely reported in cetaceans. RESULT On April 2004, an old adult male Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) 420 cm long with a...

concurrence of interstitial nephritis and uveitis named tubulointestitioal nephritis and uveitis syndrome (tinu) are unusual and uncommon presentations of interstitial nephritis. this syndrome is considered after ruling out other differential diagnoses. a-38-year old man presented with acute renal failure and uveitis. the histologic findings of renal biopsy showed acute tubulointestitioal nephr...

Scrub typhus, an acute febrile infectious disease caused by R. tsutsugamushi, has been reported from various parts of the far east and pacific rim of Asia including Korea. It is well known that all human pathogenic rickettsia share an affinity to endothelial cells of the small blood vessels and evoke vascular inflammation variably associated with a rash, microthrombi, and hemorrhage. We infecte...

background & objectives: chronicity of lupus nephritis (ln) should be considered for interaction of cell mediated immunity (cmi) and dendritic cells in glomeruli and tubulointerstitial areas. in this study establishment of immunohistopathological changes of dendritic cells and other immune effector cells in lupus nephritis comparing with non-lupus nephritis was performed. materials & m...

Acute interstitial nephritis is an uncommon renal disorder, causing 2–3% of episodes of acute renal failure Results [1,2]. There are no specific clinical features, and a high index of suspicion together with a readiness to perform The register contained information on 7161 renal renal biopsy in all cases of unexplained renal failure is biopsies in adult patients, 5347 in patients aged <60 requi...

Artemisinin is a powerful antimalarial drug, useful in the treatment of many diseases, including chickens coccidiosis. Its toxic effects have been well studied humans and experimental animals, but not sufficiently broiler chickens. Therefore, present study, we aimed to assess side artemisinin chickens, by measuring serum level proteins enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, CK), histopathological examina...

Paraquat is a commonly used herbicide in many countries which can lead to systematic poisoning on exposure, In this study, paraquat (PQ)-induced changes in the expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) along with biochemical and histopathological changes in the lungs, liver and kidneys were studied. Twenty four male Wistar rats (180-200 g) were exposed either against saline as control group or var...