Which disease is associated with turkey-egg kidneys?

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Which disease is associated with turkey-egg kidneys?

Turkey-egg kidneys are a classic gross finding in hog cholera, or classical swine fever. In acute infection, the kidneys become enlarged and show numerous pale, round foci on the surface, giving a mottled look that resembles turkey eggs. This pattern reflects multifocal necrosis and interstitial nephritis caused by the systemic viral infection and vasculitis characteristic of classical swine fever. Among the listed diseases, this kidney appearance is most specifically associated with hog cholera. African swine fever is more linked to mulberry spleen and widespread hemorrhages; rinderpest affects cattle with mucosal lesions; avian influenza involves birds and does not produce this kidney lesion pattern.

Turkey-egg kidneys are a classic gross finding in hog cholera, or classical swine fever. In acute infection, the kidneys become enlarged and show numerous pale, round foci on the surface, giving a mottled look that resembles turkey eggs. This pattern reflects multifocal necrosis and interstitial nephritis caused by the systemic viral infection and vasculitis characteristic of classical swine fever. Among the listed diseases, this kidney appearance is most specifically associated with hog cholera. African swine fever is more linked to mulberry spleen and widespread hemorrhages; rinderpest affects cattle with mucosal lesions; avian influenza involves birds and does not produce this kidney lesion pattern.

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