Thursday, June 26, 2014

Mechanism of Lesions in Canine Leishmaniosis

Koutinas AF, Koutinas CK. Pathologic mechanisms underlying the clinical findings in canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum/chagasi. Vet Pathol 2014; 51: 527-538Abstract. 
PubMed ID (PMID): 24510947
ReprintAF Koutinas 
Comments: This is a very useful paper that reviews first the general and then the organ-specific mechanisms (e.g. skin, ocular, renal, musculo-skeletal...) of lesions that occur during leishmaniosis in dogs. A must read for those studying for their dermatology diploma.
Recommended by: Thierry Olivry, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA