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case_images: Leishmaniosis nodular ulcero-hemorrhagic lesion (arrows) identified in the right maxilla in a 10-year-old cat (left), intra-oral radiography of the right maxillary premolars and molars where it is possible to identify tooth resorption and vertical bone loss associated with the lesion (right).
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case_images: Clinical examination revealed a periodontal disease more severe on the right side and a right maxillary local stomatitis with nodular and ulcerative appearance (Figure 1). At the level of the nodular ulcero-hemorrhagic lesion, the third and fourth right maxillary premolars were affected by advanced periodontitis, and radiographic signs of vertical bone loss were observed (Figure 1).
case_images: Histopathology photomicrograph of the biopsy, showing amastigote figures and neutrophilic and macrophagic infiltration (A) 100x and (B) 400x.
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case_images: Inflammatory cells were mainly neutrophils and macrophages, with a lower proportion of lymphocytes and plasmacytes (Figure 2).