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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: Vet Parasitol. 2008 Nov 5;160(3-4):215–220. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.097

Table I.

Scoring of disease severity in canine viscero-cutaneous leishmaniasis

Category Clinical Score
0 1 2
Hair Good or excellent Not good Bad (alopecia, desquamation, etc)
Weight Normal or obese Skinny Cachexia
Nails Normal - Excessive growth
Spleen Normal - Enlarged (palpable)
Lymph nodes Not palpable/Small Enlarged Very Enlarged
Oral mucosa Normal Hyperemia or Pale -
Oral lesions Absent Present -
Conjunctivitis Absent Mild (unilateral, serous or mucous) Severe (bilateral, purulent)