Table 4 Frequency of pancreatic histological changes according to the result of IHC for the detection of Leishmania spp. amastigote forms in 143 dogs from the town of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2012 to 2013)

Granulomatous pancreatitis

23

19.0

12.4–27.1

17

77.3

54.6–92.2

0.007^a

Lymphoplasmacytic pancreatitis

31

25.6

18.1–34.3

3

13.6

2.9–34.9

0.004^a

Vacuolar degeneration of acinar cells

6

5.0

1.8–10.5

1

4.5

0.1–22.8

1.000

Fibrosis

4

3.3

0.9–8.2

2

9.1

1.1–29.5

0.248

Hemorrhage

2

1.6

0.2–7.4

1

4.5

0.1–22.8

1.000

Eosinophilic pancreatitis

1

0.8

0.0–4.5

0

0

–

_^b

Suppurative pancreatitis

1

0.8

0.0–4.5

0

0

–

_^b

Necrosis

1

0.8

0.0–4.5

0

0

–

_^b

Absence of histological changes

61

50.4

41.2–59.6

2

9.1

1.1–29.2

0.009^a