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Provedor de dados: | 45
País: | Brazil
Título: | Ocular manifestations of leishmaniasis in a cat: first case report from Brazil
Autores: | Madruga,G.; Ribeiro,A.P.; Ruiz,T.; Sousa,V.R.F.; Campos,C.G.; Almeida,A.B.P.F.; Pescador,C.A.; Dutra,V.
Data: | 2018-10-01
Ano: | 2018
Palavras-chave: | Cat; Uveitis; Leishmania infantum; Paracentesis.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT An 8-year-old domestic short hair female cat initially presented with bilateral uveitis with pseudotumoral appearance. The patient tested negative for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and Toxoplasma gondii. Histopathology of a granulomatous lesion on the upper left conjunctiva revealed amastigotes compatible with Leishmania spp. Aqueous humor was aspired and the diagnosis was confirmed after isolation of promastigotes cultivated in biphasic NNN medium and by positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Leishmania infantum. Treatment with allopurinol (10mg/kg/ BID/PO) was commenced and a natural insect repellent was prescribed. Six months of treatment with allopurinol associated with the initial topical medications helped to improve ocular signs. Leishmaniasis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in cats presenting uveitis with pseudotumoral appearance. To our knowledge, this is the first report of feline leishmaniasis with ocular manifestation in Brazil, in which diagnosis was confirmed by aqueous humor analysis.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000501514
Editor: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária
Relação: | 10.1590/1678-4162-9244
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia  v.70 n.5 2018
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess