Detecção de Leishmania infantum em esfregaço de sangue periférico e linfonodo de um felino doméstico
Antunes, Tamires RamborgerPeixoto, Renata Amarilha ValençoelaOliveira, Bruna BritoSorgatto, SimoneRamos, Carlos Alberto do NascimentoSouza, Alda Izabel de
Background: Cats can become infected and develop feline visceral leishmaniasis (LVF) and manifest variable clinical signs. The diagnosis of the disease in this species has been made more frequently by means of serological and molecular techniques. Different from what happens with dogs, the use of parasitological analysis of lymph node, in clinical practice, for agent detection in felines are infrequent. Therefore, the aim of this study was to disclose the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in a domestic cat from the blood smear analysis and aspiration cytology of lymph node. Case: An adult mixed breed queen, from the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil was referred for clinical care due to the presence of a nodule, with approximately 4 cm, near the inguinal breast. Other parameters, on physical examination, are within the normal range for the specie. For the investigation, additional tests were requested. Eosinophilia was found in a complete blood count (CBC). The association between macroscopic characteristics and cytological findings allowed the diagnosis of inguinal lymph node hyperplastic. Furthermore, amastigotes of Leishmania sp. were visualized both in the peripheral blood sample and in the analyzed material mass. The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis and identification of specie of Leishmania was performed by PCR technique (Polymerase Chain [...](AU)
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