A case of primary hypothyroidism associated with leishmaniasis is described in a four-year-old, male Yorkshire terrier. Clinical diagnosis of hypothyroidism was confirmed by a low baseline serum tetraiodothyronine (T-4), a reduced response to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) stimulation, an increased serum TSH concentration, and scintigraphic thyroid gland examination. Examination of a thyroid biopsy showed many Leishmania amastigotes, both inside and outside of macrophages, together with signs of follicular atrophy.
Primary hypothyroidism associated with leishmaniasis in a dog / Cortese, L.; Oliva, G.; Ciaramella, Paolo; Persechino, A.; Restucci, Brunella. - In: THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. - ISSN 0587-2871. - ELETTRONICO. - 35:(1999), pp. 487-492.
Primary hypothyroidism associated with leishmaniasis in a dog
G. Oliva;CIARAMELLA, PAOLO;RESTUCCI, BRUNELLA
1999
Abstract
A case of primary hypothyroidism associated with leishmaniasis is described in a four-year-old, male Yorkshire terrier. Clinical diagnosis of hypothyroidism was confirmed by a low baseline serum tetraiodothyronine (T-4), a reduced response to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) stimulation, an increased serum TSH concentration, and scintigraphic thyroid gland examination. Examination of a thyroid biopsy showed many Leishmania amastigotes, both inside and outside of macrophages, together with signs of follicular atrophy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
