Title of article :
Disseminated Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica in a Puppy from Karaj, Central Iran
Author/Authors :
Mohebali، M نويسنده Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology , School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Iran and Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohebali, M , Malmasi، A نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Malmasi, A , Hajjaran، H نويسنده Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology , School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Iran and Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranTehran, Iran Hajjaran, H , Jamshidi، S نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Jamshidi, S , Akhoundi، B نويسنده Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology , School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Iran and Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranTehran, Iran Akhoundi, B , Rezaei، M نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Rezaei, M , Janitabar، S نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Janitabar, S , Zarei، H نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Zarei, H , Charehdar، S نويسنده Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology , School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Iran and Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranTehran, Iran Charehdar, S
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2011
Pages :
5
From page :
69
To page :
73
Abstract :

A 5-month old puppy with muco-cutaneous lesions in the chin, around lips and eyes was exam­ined physically and microscopically for leishmaniasis. Muco-cutaneous lesions containing a large num­ber of amastigotes of Leishmania spp. were observed. Amastigotes were also detected in liver and spleen of the puppy. The animal was positive with Dipstick rK39 kit and high level of anti-Leishmania antibodies was detected by direct agglutination test (DAT). DNA, Using PCR-RFLP technique extracted from cultured Leishmania promastigotes and L. tropica was identified. This is the first report of concurrent mucosal and visceral involvement of L. tropica in a puppy from Iran.

Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP)
Serial Year :
2011
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP)
Record number :
2395895
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