Cytopathological finding of amastigote forms of Leishmania spp. in the tongue of a canine: Case report

Authors

  • Paulo Braz Instituto Federal Farroupilha
  • Carolina Pereira Marinho Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados
  • Isabela Marafon Souza Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados
  • Marcos Eufrasio Bonato Xavier Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados
  • Camilla Jaime Dourisboure Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados
  • Paulo Henrique Braz Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N11.1104-1107

Keywords:

Leishmaniasis, ulcer, cytopathology, nodule

Abstract

The objective of this work was to report a case of a dog naturally infected by Leishmania spp. Unclassified and unreported clinical behavior. The 4-year-old male, without a defined breed, was treated with a history of ulceration without a middle third of the tongue, measuring around 2 cm in diameter, with appearance 5 months ago. The cytopathological examination was determined for a vision of amastigote forms of Leishmania spp, being possible the diagnosis of leishmaniasis

Published

2017-09-04

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Cytopathological finding of amastigote forms of Leishmania spp. in the tongue of a canine: Case report. (2017). Pubvet, 11(11). https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N11.1104-1107

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