Table 1.
Frequency of hepatic lesions of dogs naturally infected with Leishmania (L.) chagasi from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (MG) state, Brazil
| Histological alterations | n = 24 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Degenerative lesions (hidropic and/or esteatosis) | 24 | 100 |
| Chronic portal inflammatory reaction | 24 | 100 |
| Glisson capsule with a chronic inflammatory reaction | 13 | 54.1 |
| Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of kupffer cells | 23 | 95.8 |
| Hepatic intralobular granulomas | 21 | 87.5 |
| Haemosiderosis | 8 | 33.3 |
| Sinusoidal congestion | 21 | 87.5 |
| Parasitism | 21 | 87.5 |