Detection of Leishmania parasites in the testis of a dog affected by orchitis: Case report

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Manna, Laura ^a   Paciello, Orlando ^a   Morte, Rossella Della ^a   Gravino, Angelo Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dog; Leishmaniasis; Orchitis; Real time PCR; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; DNA; MILTEFOSINE;

ALOPECIA; AMASTIGOTE; ANEMIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; PRURITUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOPTIC MANGE; TESTICULAR ENLARGEMENT; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPH NODES; MALE; ORCHITIS; PARASITE LOAD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866662974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-216     Document Type: Article

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