title: Destructive polyarthritis in a dog with leishmaniasis.
abstract: The clinical history and diagnosis of a dog with leishmaniasis involving both elbow joints and the skin is described. The dog, a female, five-year-old crossbreed, had been imported from Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) four years before the diagnosis was made. For two years, the dog had had bilateral forelimb lameness. Physical examination revealed swollen, painful and crepitating elbow joints. Furthermore, an ulcerating dermatitis was found on the concave surface of the left pinna and necrotising margins on both ears. Radiographs of the elbow joints revealed complete destruction of the joint surfaces with dislocation of the radius and the ulna, compatible with severe osteolytic arthritis. The diagnosis of leishmaniasis was confirmed by a direct agglutination test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wolschrijn
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hazewinkel
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Wolvekamp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004423:Ear; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology