Challenges in the diagnostic of canine visceral leishmaniasis: case report

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Ana Claudia Scatolim de Almeida
Beatrice Ingrid Macente
Bruna Aparecida de Souza Marques
Bruna Cássia de Souza Poletto
Maísa de Cássia Caris Fantin
Rafaela Falkini Dias
Renata Ribeiro Latorre

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoa of the mononuclear phagocyte system, having dogs as its main urban host. Clinical diagnosis is difficult to perform because of the diversity of clinical signs and the occurrence of asymptomatic cases. Thus, the disease is confirmed by employing laboratory methods. This study reports a case of canine visceral leishmaniasis in which the patient presented several clinical signs, and the veterinarian’s knowledge about the disease was necessary to establish the correct diagnosis.

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CLAUDIA SCATOLIM DE ALMEIDA, A.; INGRID MACENTE, B.; APARECIDA DE SOUZA MARQUES, B.; CÁSSIA DE SOUZA POLETTO, B.; DE CÁSSIA CARIS FANTIN, M.; FALKINI DIAS, R.; RIBEIRO LATORRE, R. Challenges in the diagnostic of canine visceral leishmaniasis: case report. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 17, n. 3, p. 54-59, 18 Dec. 2019.
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CLÍNICA VETERINÁRIA DE PEQUENOS ANIMAIS