Table 1 Clinical sign-based score for canine leishmaniosis ranging between 0 (i.e., absence of clinical signs) and 19 (modified from [18])
Systemic signs | Behaviour | Active | 0 |
Apathetic | 1 | ||
Body condition score (BCS) | 3–5/5 | 0 | |
2/5 | 1 | ||
1/5 | 2 | ||
Muscle condition score (MCS) | 1/4 | 0 | |
2/4 | 1 | ||
3/4 | 2 | ||
4/4 | 3 | ||
Lymph nodes | Normal | 0 | |
Enlarged | 1 | ||
Mucous colour | Normal | 0 | |
Pale | 1 | ||
Bleeding (e.g., epistaxis) | Absence | 0 | |
Presence | 1 | ||
Cutaneous signs | Coat | Shiny | 0 |
Opaque | 1 | ||
Alopecia | Absence | 0 | |
Presence | 1 | ||
Skin lesions | Absence | 0 | |
Presence | 1 | ||
Ulcer | 2 | ||
Muzzle depigmentation | Absence | 0 | |
Presence | 1 | ||
Muzzle/ear lesions | Absence | 0 | |
Presence | 1 | ||
Nails | Normal | 0 | |
Onychogryphosis | 1 | ||
Ocular signs | Blepharitis | Absence | 0 |
Presence | 1 | ||
Keratoconjunctivitis | Absence | 0 | |
Serous | 1 | ||
Mucopurulent | 2 |