First clinical case of leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum in a domestic cat from Turkey

Mehmet GÜLTEKİN; Mehmet KARAKUŞ; Seray TÖZ; Hüseyin VOYVODA

Makale detayları

First clinical case of leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum in a domestic cat from Turkey

Yazarlar:

Mehmet GÜLTEKİN | Mehmet KARAKUŞ | Seray TÖZ | Hüseyin VOYVODA

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hayvancılık

Dergi:

Animal Health Production and Hygiene 2020 Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.734-737

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000844792

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2687-5330

pISSN:

2146-7269

Özet:

 

A 12-year-old, female domestic cat was admitted with a history of suffering from pruritic, recurrent crusting-ulcerative skin lesions on the neck for several years. Physical examination revealed lesions with hair loss, mild crusting, and ulcerative plaques on the neck. Two weeks prior to the presentation, an attempt to treat the cat in a private clinic was unsuccessful. Based on history and dermatological signs, leishmaniosis was suspected. No Leishmania amastigotes were found on microscopical examination of the skin, blood, and lymph node smears stained using Giemsa, and serological tests for detecting FeLV and FIV gave negative results. The presumptive diagnosis was confirmed by the detection of L. infantum DNA by C-nPCR in EDTA blood samples. Treatment with enrofloxacin and supporting drugs for two weeks provided complete recovery of skin lesions one month after the treatment, and the direct detection of pathogen DNA was negative. At a yearly follow-up for 3 years, no clinical recurrences were observed. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first clinical case of L. infantum infection diagnosed in a domestic cat in Turkey.

Makale detayları

First clinical case of leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum in a domestic cat from Turkey

Yazarlar: Mehmet GÜLTEKİN | Mehmet KARAKUŞ | Seray TÖZ | Hüseyin VOYVODA

Yayıncı: Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar: Hayvancılık

Dergi: Animal Health Production and Hygiene 2020 Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.734-737

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000844792

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2687-5330

pISSN: 2146-7269

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet GÜLTEKİN | Mehmet KARAKUŞ | Seray TÖZ | Hüseyin VOYVODA

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hayvancılık

Dergi:

Animal Health Production and Hygiene 2020 Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.734-737

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000844792

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2687-5330

pISSN:

2146-7269