Hematological profile in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania chagasi

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the hematological profile of dogs with diagnosis parasitological and serological positive for LVC. 130adult dogs without distinction of sex or race were used; these animal sunder were clinical examinations where there was the presence or absence of symptoms for LVC. The animals were classified as asymptomatic, oligosymptomatic and symptomatic. The final diagnosis was based on serological tests (TR DPP^®) and parasitological (directsmear stained with Giemsa and medium culture NNN enriched with Schneider's). Using samples of bone marrow and lymph nodes, and in animals with lesions of the skin, scraping theedge of the lesion which was stretched on slides and stained with Giemsa). Animals with leishmaniasis showed normocytic normochromic anemia presence of erythrocyte eroleaux, thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia and eosinopenia.