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Table 3 Response to L. chagasi infection and frequency of dermatitis in stray dogs from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis

From: Disorganization of spleen compartments and dermatitis in canine visceral leishmaniasis

Parameters

Uninfected

Infected

Serology

+

−/+

Leishmanin skin test

+

+

Splenic culture

+

+

N

9

(100)a

12

(100)

15

(100)

10

(100)

Skin histology:

 Normal

5

(56)

3

(25)

1

(7)

2

(20)

 With dermatitis:

4

(44)b

9

(75)

14

(93)c

8

(80)

  Focal dermatitis

4

(44)

7

(58)

10

(67)

7

(70)

  Diffuse dermatitis

0

(0)

2

(17)

4

(27)

1

(10)

  1. a Values in parentheses are percentage from the total. b Statistically different from the other groups, Chi-square test, P = 0.0408; c Statistically different from the control uninfected group, Fisher’s exact probability test, P = 0.02