mycotoxic nephropathy

mycotoxic nephropathy: kidney damage in livestock, usually pigs, due to ochratoxins or citrinin contaminating their food, usually produced by Penicillium. Symptoms include edema around the kidneys with degeneration of proximal tubules, fibrosis, polyuria, and enlarged kidneys. Called also mycotic or mold nephrosis.

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Citrinin — Citrinin[1] IUPAC name (3R,4S … Wikipedia
citrinin — ci·tri·nin si trī nən n a toxic antibiotic C13H14O5 that is produced esp. by two molds of the genus Penicillium (P. citrinum) and the genus Aspergillus (A. niveus) and is effective against some gram positive bacteria * * * cit·ri·nin (sitґrĭ … Medical dictionary
penicilliosis — Invasive infection by a species of Penicillium. * * * pen·i·cil·li·o·sis .pen ə .sil ē ō səs n, pl o·ses .sēz infection with or disease caused by molds of the genus Penicillium * * * pen·i·cil·li·o·sis (penґĭ sil″e oґsis) infection… … Medical dictionary
mold nephrosis — mycotic nephrosis mycotoxic nephropathy … Medical dictionary
ochratoxicosis — ochra·tox·i·co·sis (o″krə tok″sĭ koґsis) a type of mycotoxicosis in pigs and sometimes other animals that have eaten grain or flour products contaminated by ochratoxin producing molds such as Aspergillus ochraceus or… … Medical dictionary

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