ABSTRACT
Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae were isolated in two cats in Sardinia, Italy. Infection by B. clarridgeiae was characterized by fever and submandibular lymph nodes enlargement while B. henselae infection was asymptomatic. This is the first report of B. clarridgeiae in a cat in Italy and the first isolation of B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae in Sardinia.
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Bartonella Infections/veterinary , Bartonella/isolation & purification , Cat Diseases/microbiology , Animals , Bartonella Infections/diagnosis , Bartonella henselae/isolation & purification , Cat Diseases/diagnosis , Cats , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification , Disease Reservoirs/veterinary , Fever/microbiology , Fever/veterinary , Italy , Lymph Nodes/microbiology , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Weight LossABSTRACT
In this case report, an atypical clinical presentation of leishmaniosis in a dog with multiple nodular lesions of the tongue is described. Haematological and biochemical analysis, serological test for Leishmania infantum antibodies and biopsy samples from several nodules of the tongue for histopathological examination were made. The final diagnosis of leishmaniosis was based upon the observation of amastigotes in the bioptic samples. It is recommended to consider leishmaniosis among the list of differentials of mucosal nodular lesions, at least in endemic areas.
