Table 2 Frequency of dermatitis in stray dogs from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis according to laboratory tests for infection and clinical signs of disease
From: Disorganization of spleen compartments and dermatitis in canine visceral leishmaniasis
Parameter | N | (%) | Skin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | (%) | With dermatitis | ||||||||
Focal | (%) | Diffuse | (%) | Total | (%) | |||||
Serology: | ||||||||||
Negative | 34 | (100) | 12 | (35) | 19 | (56) | 3 | (9) | 22 | (65) |
Positive | 27 | (100) | 3 | (11) | 15 | (56) | 9 | (33)a | 24 | (89)b |
Leishmanine skin test | ||||||||||
Negative | 28 | (100) | 7 | (25) | 16 | (57) | 5 | (18) | 21 | (75) |
Positive | 29 | (100) | 8 | (28) | 17 | (59) | 4 | (14) | 21 | (72) |
Splenic culture | ||||||||||
Negative | 32 | (100) | 12 | (38) | 17 | (53) | 3 | (9) | 20 | (63) |
Positive | 32 | (100) | 4 | (13) | 19 | (59) | 9 | (28)c | 28 | (88)d |
Emaciation: | ||||||||||
Absent | 35 | (100) | 12 | (34) | 19 | (54) | 4 | (11) | 23 | (66) |
Present | 26 | (100) | 2 | (8) | 16 | (62) | 8 | (31)e | 24 | (92)f |