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Provedor de dados: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
País: | Brazil
Título: | American visceral Leishmaniasis: a case report
Autores: | Langoni,H.; Lucheis,S. B.; Da Silva,R. C.; Castro,A. P. B.; Paes,A. C.
Data: | 2005-09-01
Ano: | 2005
Palavras-chave: | Leishmania; Zoonosis; Dog; Diagnosis; Hemoculture; Serology; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Resumo: | Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus. Dog is the major source of infection to man, especially in urban areas. The authors report a case of visceral leishmaniasis in a pit bull female dog from Bocaina, São Paulo, Brazil. The animal presented clinical signs compatible with leishmaniasis, including skin lesions in the body and partial damage of the external ears. The indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) demonstrated a titer of 1280, and promastigote forms of Leishmania sp were isolated by the culture of bone marrow puncture. Cytological analysis of the lymph node and smear of the bone marrow puncture revealed macrophages containing amastigote forms of Leishmania sp in their inner region. The test of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) utilized the primers LINR4 and LIN19, which amplify 720 base pairs, specific for Leishmania sp. The authors discuss the importance of techniques for a quick and precise diagnosis to this serious zoonosis with great impact in animal and public health.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000300012
Editor: | Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos
Relação: | 10.1590/S1678-91992005000300012
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases  v.11 n.3 2005
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess