Amyloidosis in infected Didelphis marsupialis.
Keywords:
didelphis marsupialis, visceral leishmaniasis, secondary amyloidosis
Abstract
A male opossum, Didelphis marsupialis, captured in Teruel (Huila), Colombia, was inoculated intraperitoneally with 1 x 10(6) promastigotes of Leishmania chagasi (MHOM/CO/84/CL044B). The animal died 5 weeks after inoculation. Autopsy revealed signs of visceral leishmaniasis along with amastigote parasite form in Kupffer cells and spleen macrophages. Amyloid deposits in liver and spleen were demonstrated by histological staining and electron microscopy. The rapid death was considered a consequence of a secondary, reactive amyloidosis.Downloads
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Roa DM, Sarmiento L, Rodríguez G. Amyloidosis in infected Didelphis marsupialis. Biomed. [Internet]. 2002 Sep. 1 [cited 2026 Jan. 14];22(3):237-40. Available from: https://revistabiomedicaorg.biteca.online/index.php/biomedica/article/view/1160
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2002-09-01
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Imágenes en biomedicina
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