title: The histopathology of naturally-occurring cutaneous leishmaniasis in the reservoir host, Psammomys obesus.
abstract: Ears from infected Psammomys obesus, the gerbil reservoir host of Leishmania major, were histopathologically studied. The histopathology was a chronic localized infection consisting of an epithelioid granuloma with greatly increased populations of mast cells, melanocytes and melanophores; ulceration was present and parasites were always very few and inside parasitophorus vacuoles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elbihari
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: el-Hassan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D004431:Ear, External / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*