Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with leishmaniosis affecting mammary glands and eye inflammation
By Pereira, André et al.·Published in Topics in companion animal medicine·2019·Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: An Unusual Case of Feline Leishmaniosis With Involvement of the Mammary Glands.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old cat was brought in with swollen mammary glands and signs of eye problems after previously being diagnosed with leishmaniosis, a parasitic infection. Tests revealed the presence of Leishmania parasites in the fluid from the cat's breasts. The veterinarian treated the cat with a combination of allopurinol and meglumine antimoniate, which successfully cleared the mammary lesions and improved the eye condition. The cat showed significant improvement and was considered clinically cured after treatment.
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Abstract
We report an unusual case of leishmaniosis with the involvement of mammary glands in an old cat with what seems to be a concurrent regressive feline leukemia virus infection. Leishmania donovani complex parasites were identified for the first time in inflammatory breast fluid during a clinical recurrence manifested about 4 years after the first diagnosis of feline leishmaniosis. Combined treatment with allopurinol and meglumine antimoniate resulted in clinical cure of mammary lesion and a concurrent uveitis.
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