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. 2008 Jul 1;10(3):219–229. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.11.007

Table 2.

Summary of the clinicopathological abnormalities of Abyssinian cats with familial glomerulonephropathy

Case number Duration of follow-up Urinalysis Urine culture UPC Significant biochemistry and haematology results
Case 1 10 months
  • Protein 3+ to 4+

  • Blood trace to 3+

  • USG consistently >1.040

  • RBC 90 and >1000/μl

  • WBC 10 and 50/μl

Negative 10.2 when clinical signs of the nephrotic syndrome developed
  • Albumin 13, 42 g/l

  • Globulin 28, 26 g/l

  • Cholesterol 7.4 mmol/l

Case 2 Euthanased 2 days after initial examination 9.3
  • Albumin 13 g/l

  • Globulin 19 g/l

  • Creatinine 130 μmol/l

  • Urea 13 mmol/l

  • WBC 25.4×109/l

  • Neutrophils 15.5

Case 3 16 months
  • Protein 3+ to 4+

  • Blood negative to 3 +

  • USG consistently>1.050

  • RBC negative to 900/μl

  • WBC 10 to 75/μl

Negative on four occasions 0.3 to 12.4
  • Albumin 14, 33 g/l

  • Urea 12.1, 14.6 mmol/l

  • Creatinine 100, 160 μmol/l

  • Cholesterol 4.7, 7 mmol/l

Case 4 5 months
  • Protein to 2+, trace and blood negative on both occasions

  • USG 1.020, 1.050

  • RBC 10/μl

  • WBC 10/μl

Negative at 5 months 0.1 at 5 months
  • Albumin 13, 33 g/l

  • Globulin 24, 34 g/l

  • Urea 20, 8.2 mmol/l

  • Creatinine 110, 140 μmol/l

Case 5 2 weeks
  • Protein 3+, 3+

  • Blood 1+, 3+

  • USG≥1.040

Negative 90.4, 11.8
  • Urea 19.8, 15.7 mmol/l

  • Creatinine 176, 172 μmol/l

  • TPP 53 g/l initially

Case 6 3 weeks
  • Protein 3+

  • Blood 3+

  • USG 1.018

  • RBC>1000/μl

  • WBC 20/μl

  • Epithelial cells 1+

Negative 13.7
  • Urea 18.6, 21.4 mmol/l

  • Creatinine 190, 240 μmol/l

  • Phosphorus 2.55, 3.21 mmol/l

  • TPP 45, 50 g/l

  • Albumin 16,16 g/l

  • Cholesterol 5.4, 6 mmol/l

Case 7 7 months
  • Protein 2+, 3+

  • Blood 3+

  • USG consistently >1.050

  • RBC consistently >1000/μl

  • WBC 20 to 80/μl

Negative on three occasions 0.4, 0.1
  • Creatinine 160 μmol/l

  • Albumin 35 g/l

  • Cholesterol 6.5 mmol/l

Case 8 9 Months
  • On four separate urinalysis:

  • Protein 2+

  • Blood 3+

  • USG consistently >1.040

  • RBC>1000/μl

  • WBC 0 to 630/μl

Negative on four occasions 0.2 to 2.5
  • No significant abnormalities

  • Creatinine 82 to 135 μmol/l

TPP =total plasma protein, reference range 56–80 g/l; creatinine reference range 70–160 μmol/l; albumin reference range 22–35 g/l; globulin reference range 28–48 g/l; cholesterol reference range 1.9–7.5 mmol/l; phosphorus reference range 1.29–2.26 mmol/l.