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Polymyositis as an unexpected presentation of canine leishmaniasis
Author(s) -
Resende Lucilene Silva Ruiz,
Faustino Fabiana Garcia,
Rahal Sheila Canevese
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2019-001003
Subject(s) - medicine , polymyositis , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , canine leishmaniasis , visceral leishmaniasis , leishmaniasis , pathology , leishmania infantum , surgery
We describe a rare case of a dog with visceral leishmaniasis and clinical, electromyographical and muscle biopsy diagnosis of polymyositis without parasites on muscle biopsy.