Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Nodular tongue lesions in a dog with leishmaniosis
By Parpaglia, M L Pinna et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine·2007·Institute of Animal Internal Medicine, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Nodular lesions of the tongue in canine leishmaniosis.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet with multiple nodular lesions on its tongue. After running blood tests and a special test for Leishmania infantum (the parasite that causes leishmaniosis), the vet took biopsy samples from the nodules. The diagnosis of leishmaniosis was confirmed when the vet found the parasite in the samples. It's important for pet owners in areas where leishmaniosis is common to consider this condition if their dog has similar symptoms.
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Abstract
In this case report, an atypical clinical presentation of leishmaniosis in a dog with multiple nodular lesions of the tongue is described. Haematological and biochemical analysis, serological test for Leishmania infantum antibodies and biopsy samples from several nodules of the tongue for histopathological examination were made. The final diagnosis of leishmaniosis was based upon the observation of amastigotes in the bioptic samples. It is recommended to consider leishmaniosis among the list of differentials of mucosal nodular lesions, at least in endemic areas.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17877582/