Article
Fatal toxoplasmosis in an immunosuppressed domestic cat from Brazil caused by Toxoplasma gondii clonal type I.
Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria - 1 Jan 2000
Pena Hilda Fátima de Jesus, Evangelista Camila Mariellen, Casagrande Renata Assis, Biezus Giovana, Wisser Claudia Salete, Ferian Paulo Eduardo, Moura Anderson Barbosa de, Rolim Veronica Machado, Driemeier David, Oliveira Solange, Alves Bruna Farias, Gennari Solange Maria, Traverso Sandra Davi
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the study was to report on a fatal case of feline toxoplasmosis with coinfection with the feline leukemia virus (FeLV). A domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) presented intense dyspnea and died three days later. In the necropsy, the lungs were firm, without collapse and with many white areas; moderate lymphadenomegaly and splenomegaly were also observed. The histopathological examination showed...
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