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Amastigota forms resembling Leishmania sp. on corneal ulceration in a dog: case report

Formas amastigotas compatíveis com Leishmania sp. em ulceração corneal de cão: relato de caso

One dog with visceral leishmaniasis is reported presenting cutaneous lesions, cachexia, and corneal ulceration. Parasitological and serological diagnoses were performed by exam of contents of the aspirative punction of the bone marrow and by immunofluorecence, respectively. Amastigota forms resembling Leishmania sp. were visualized by citology.

dog; ulceration corneal; Leishmania sp.; ophthalmology


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