Polyarthritis associated with visceral leishmaniasis in a juvenile dog

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 340-344

  Santos, Marta ^a   Marcos, Ricardo ^a   Assunção, Mónica ^b   Matos, Augusto J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Hora dos Bichos Veterinary Clinic   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blood; Dog; Leishmaniasis; Polyarthritis; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; MEGLUMINE; PAROMOMYCIN;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLOOD SMEAR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; FEVER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; POLYARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33749520141     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.05.028     Document Type: Article

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