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Table 5 Clinical cases of feline leishmaniosis caused by species other than Leishmania infantum

From: LeishVet update and recommendations on feline leishmaniosis

Leishmania species

Geographic location

Signalment

Lesions and outcome

Reference

L. amazonensis

Brazil

2-year-old female

Single, nodular lesion (2 cm in diameter) on the nose and many nodules of different sizes on the ears and digital regions; smears from lesion aspirates with numerous amastigotes. Respiratory failure and euthanasia some days after diagnosis

[73]

L. braziliensis

Brazil

4-year-old female

Cutaneous ulcer (0.5 cm in diameter) present for 6 months on the nose, enlargement of the planum nasale and two additional ulcers on the left face (0.3 cm in diameter each). Good general condition. Outcome not reported

[74]

5-year-old female

Papule on the bridge of the nose and vegetating lesion on the nasal mucosa for 3 months. Good general condition. Outcome not described

French Guiana

3 to 5-year-old female

Cutaneous ulcer (1 cm in diameter) on the nose (for ~8 month) and nodules of different sizes on the ears. Outcome not reported

[93]

L. mexicana

USA (Texas)

Immunocompetent long-haired adult male followed up for 7 years

Four large (4–7 mm) and many small nodules initially confined to the left ear; lesions with numerous amastigote forms

[75]

Two years after a radical pinnectomy, the animal had lesion recurrence at the stump, and lesions later developed on the muzzle and nasal mucosa; treatment was attempted several times, but with no resolution

USA (Texas)

8 domestic cats (5 males and 3 females) aged 1 to 11 years old (median: 3 years)

One or multiple nodules on the pinnae and less commonly on the muzzle and periorbital skin, with variably ulcerated, scaled or smooth surfaces (histology: numerous amastigotes)

[76]

Two cats had recurrent cutaneous leishmaniosis: one was treated with allopurinol, but the skin lesions continued to recur despite treatment; in three other cats, excisional biopsy was apparently curative, and lesions did not recur during the follow-up period (2–4 years)

L. venezuelensis

Venezuela (Lara state)

4 cats

One cat: nodular lesion (2 cm) on the nose and six smaller nodules on the ears; two cats: single nodules (2–3 cm) on the nose; one cat: single nodule on the nose (2–3 cm) and 3 months afterwards presented with metastatic new lesions on the ears, tail and lower limbs

[105]