Resolution of tongue lesions caused by Leishmania infantum in a dog treated with the association miltefosine-allopurinol

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Manzillo, Valentina Foglia ^a   Paparcone, Rosa ^a   Cappiello, Silvia ^a   De Santo, Roberta ^a   Bianciardi, Paolo ^b   Oliva, Gaetano ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

^b Private Practitioner   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; MILTEFORAN; MILTEFOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZILORIC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; DIARRHEA; DOG; HYPERSALIVATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; TONGUE; TONGUE DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAMMALIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 65949117008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-2-S1-S6     Document Type: Article

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