The Montenegro skin test is widefy used as a diagnostic method for American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL). However, there is little information about the histological changes that occur after administration of the antigen, especially indogs. Two intra dermal reactions were used in mongrel dogs during a clinical and epidemiolog ical study as a diagnostic method for canine cutaneous leishmaniasis at Virginópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. LeishvacinR and P10.000G were used as antigens. The inflammatory reaction was more intense and diffuse in dogs tested with PIO.OOOG than LeishvacinR.
Skintest; Dog; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; LeishvacinR and P10.000G antigens; Histopathology