Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cutaneous leishmaniosis due to Leishmania mexicana in a cat treated with cryotherapy.
- Journal:
- Veterinary dermatology
- Year:
- 2022
- Authors:
- Mendoza, Yeimar et al.
- Affiliation:
- Health Sciences Department
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
We report the novel use of cryosurgery to treat cutaneous feline leishmaniosis (FeL) in a domestic cat from mid-western Venezuela. Amastigotes, evident by microscopy in aspirates from the nodular, erythematous nose lesions, were identified as Leishmania mexicana by cytochrome b gene sequence analysis. Lesions resolved completely without relapse after 14 months.
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