RT - Journal Article T1 - VISCERAL LEISHMANIOSIS THAT PRESENTED WITH FEVER AND BLOODY DIARRHEA “A CASE REPORT” JF - RJMS YR - 2003 JO - RJMS VO - 10 IS - 33 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-149-en.html SP - 151 EP - 157 K1 - Key Words: 1) Visceral Leishmaniasis 2) Bloody diarrhea 3) Splenomegaly AB - Leishmaniasis is a protozoal disease that transfer to human by phlebotomus with leishman body. It is a chronic disease that infects skin, mucosa and viscera. Cutaneous form is common in Iran but visceral form is endemic in Kordestan, Lorestan and Khozestan. It is a case report of visceral type of leishmaniasis from Lorestan. His disease onset was fever, bloody diarrhea and cough, that sustained for a week and then relief spontaneously. In visceral Leishmaniasis, lung, lymphnodes, kidneys, liver, bone marrow (reticuloendothelial system) and GI tract will be infected but GI symptoms have been seen rarely, specially bloody diarrhea is not reported as a symptom in onset of disease. LA eng UL http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-149-en.html M3 ER -