Volume 27 | Issue 9
ISSN (Print): 2053-0889
ISSN (Online): 2053-0897
The signs associated with Leishmania infection are immune mediated and in dogs commonly include lymphadenopathy, alopecia, dermatitis, hyperkeratosis, dermal ulcers, anorexia, weight loss, conjunctivitis, uveitis, epistaxis and anaemia. Atypical manifestations include mucosal, osteolytic and osteoproliferative lesions, splenomegaly and hepatomegaly. Many Leishmania infections are subclinical with highly variable periods occurring from initial infection to development of clinical leishmaniosis..
