title: A case report of typical leishmaniasis in dog.
abstract: Leishmania spp. are vector-borne flagellates transferred by sand flies. They cause cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral infections in mammals, especially in humans and dogs. A mature male boxer with ulcerative nodules around his eyes and snout was referred to Small Animal Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran. Multiple cutaneous lesions were seen in physical examination. Mild leukocytosis, neutrophilia, left shift, lymphopenia, and thrombocytopenia were reported by the laboratory. Diagnosis was confirmed by the observation of amastigotes in blood samples and inside tissue macrophages. The infection was treated using pentavalent antimonial drug for four weeks.
authors.affiliation: Rastegar Reference Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6453, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fard
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heidarpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Aidin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shojaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahdieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaeemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Golshid
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Javdani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hannaneh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Golshahi
keywords: Dog; Iran; Leishmaniasis; Sand fly; Zoonosis