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) |