Cutaneous leishmaniosis due to <i>Leishmania mexicana</i> in a cat treated with cryotherapy
Yeimar Mendoza, Alegria Colmenares, Carlos E. Hernández‐Pereira, Maryia V. Shaban, Alexander Mogollón, R.J. Morales‐Panza, Maria Jose Suarez‐Alvarado, Emilia Mia Sordillo, Hirotomo Kato, Alberto Paniz‐Mondolfi
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.
Topics & Concepts
Leishmania mexicanaAmastigoteCutaneous leishmaniasisMedicineCryotherapyLeishmaniaGynecologyMolecular biologyLeishmaniasisBiologyPathologySurgeryWorld Wide WebParasite hostingComputer scienceResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesVector-borne infectious diseasesVector-Borne Animal Diseases