Cutaneous leishmaniosis due to Leishmania mexicana in a cat treated with cryotherapy.
Mendoza, Yeimar;Colmenares, Alegria;Hernández-Pereira, Carlos E;Shaban, Maryia V;Mogollón, Alexander;Morales-Panza, R J;Suarez-Alvarado, Maria Jose;Sordillo, Emilia M;Kato, Hirotomo;Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto E;
Veterinary dermatology2022Vol. 33pp. 450-453
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mendoza2022cutaneousveterinary
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.