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Lizard and Snake Renal Disease (view source)
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[[Image:Renomegaly1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Massive renomegaly in an iguana. Note the possibility of colonic obstruction.''' (Copyright © RVC)]]
[[Image:Renomegaly1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Massive renomegaly in an iguana. Note the possibility of colonic obstruction.''' (Copyright © RVC)]]
==Introduction==
Main causes include gout, infectious agents and toxicoses. It may also be associated with metastatic calcification ([[Calcium|calcium]] is deposited in many tissues throughout the body) leading to a renal osteodystrophy. Kidney disease is common in iguanas and is a frequent cause of death in captive iguanas and most occur between 2.6 and 5.8 years, with 4.2 being the mean age with equal sex ratios. Associated terms include renal osteodystrophy, paradoxial metastatic calcification, metastatic mineralisation syndrome in [[Green Iguana|green iguanas]], tubulonephrosis of iguanas.
Main causes include gout, infectious agents and toxicoses. It may also be associated with metastatic calcification ([[Calcium|calcium]] is deposited in many tissues throughout the body) leading to a renal osteodystrophy. Kidney disease is common in iguanas and is a frequent cause of death in captive iguanas and most occur between 2.6 and 5.8 years, with 4.2 being the mean age with equal sex ratios. Associated terms include renal osteodystrophy, paradoxial metastatic calcification, metastatic mineralisation syndrome in [[Green Iguana|green iguanas]], tubulonephrosis of iguanas.