Histopathological effects in the kidney of male white rats resulting from treatment with ethyl alcohol

ABSTRACT This study carried on to investigate the histopathological changes on the kidney of male albino mice as a result of athyl alcohol treatment at different period. The study revealed the presence of many histopathological changes in kidney tissue these were represented as follows: Hypertrophy of some epithelial cell of renal tubules, vacuolations, necrosis and cystic structure in others. On the other hand infiltration of monocytes in the interstitial tissues also noted. The blood vessels showed congestion, perivascular cuffing, wall thickening and hyaline arteriopathy.