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Case Reports
. 1999 Jun;1(2):101-5.
doi: 10.1016/S1098-612X(99)90066-9.

Two cases of feline visceral and cutaneous leishmaniosis in Spain

J Hervás  1 , F Chacón-M De Lara, M A Sánchez-Isarria, S Pellicer, L Carrasco, J A Castillo, J C Gómez-Villamandos
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Case Reports

Two cases of feline visceral and cutaneous leishmaniosis in Spain

J Hervás et al. J Feline Med Surg. 1999 Jun.

Abstract

This paper describes clinical signs and lesions in two cases of leishmaniosis--one visceral and one cutaneous in the cat (Felis catus domesticus). The diagnosis was achieved by a combination of serology, light and electron microscopic studies. The vague nature of the clinical signs observed in both cases was particularly striking, and clinical features were similar to many other diseases commonly found in cats. Therefore, the use of various investigations to detect leishmaniosis (serum chemistry, serology and histopathology) is highly recommended in cases where clinical signs do not respond to conventional treatment.

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Figures

Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Case 2—cutaneous leishmaniosis. Alopecia of the ear and head.
Fig 2.
Fig 2.
Spleen, Case 1—visceral leishmaniosis. Large number of activated macrophages containing numerous amastigotes forms of Leishmania sp. Haematoxylin and eosin. Original magnification ×630.
Fig 3.
Fig 3.
Spleen, Case 1—visceral leishmaniosis. Ultrastructural study showing numerous forms of Leishmania sp Original magnification ×8200.
Fig 4.
Fig 4.
Lymph node, Case 1—cutaneous leishmaniosis. Smear of aspirate from popliteal lymph node with numerous protozoan amastigotes resembling Leishmania sp.
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