Polycystic kidney disease in a raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Procyonidae, Viverridae, Hyenidae, Herpestidae, Eupleridae, and Prionodontidae

“…Cystic endometrial hyperplasia, characterized by glandular dilation with intraluminal proteinaceous material and mild endometrial inflammation, is commonly seen in captive adult female raccoons (Hamir, 2011b;Hamir et al, 2007). Polycystic kidneys, in which cysts of varying sizes lined by a single layer of tubular epithelium that expanded and destroyed the renal cortex and medulla and were associated with lymphocytic inflammation, has been reported in a captive aged raccoon (Hamir and Klein, 1996). Single or multiple and extensive renal cysts are occasionally diagnosed in dwarf mongoose.…”

Identification of porcine polycystic kidney disease 1 (PKD1) gene: Molecular cloning, expression profile, and implication in disease model

“…Naturally occurring polycystic kidney disease has been reported in many species including cat, dog, pig, sheep, horse, springbok, rabbit, raccoon, pigeon, mouse and rat (Crowell et al, 1979;Fox, 1964;Fox et al, 1971;Guay-Woodford, 2003;Hamir and Klein, 1996;Iverson et al, 1982;Jones et al, 1990;McKenna and Carpenter, 1980;O'Leary et al, 1999;Scott and Vasey, 1986;Van Alstine and Trampel, 1984;Webster and Summers, 1978). Study of the disease in these animals can provide insight to identify genes and pathways responsible for cystogenesis.…”

Age-Related Lesions in Laboratory-Confined Raccoons (Procyon Lotor) Inoculated with the Agent of Chronic Wasting Disease of Mule Deer

“…However, they have been documented in artificially confined wild animals, 1 including a raccoon. 8 It is believed that this condition results from prolonged, noncyclic estrogen stimulation or from excessive levels of circulating estrogens. 1 In some species, nulliparity and aging are associated with progressive proliferative changes in the endometrium, 1 and the presently described case had similar predisposing conditions.…”