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Bloody diarrhea: A rare chief complain of leptospirosis

عنوان مقاله: Bloody diarrhea: A rare chief complain of leptospirosis
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_INTJMI-5-3_011
منتشر شده در شماره ۳ دوره ۵ فصل در سال 1395
مشخصات نویسندگان مقاله:

Narges Najafi - Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mazandaran Universityof Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Iman Sadeghian - Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Fatemeh Ahangarkani - Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mazandaran Universityof Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Roya Sheikholslami - Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

خلاصه مقاله:
Objective: Leptospirosis is one of the most common zoonosis diseases that presents by involvement of differentsystems. This infectious disease ranges from mild to very severe but bloody diarrhea is not a known clinicalprimary manifestation of the illness.Case Presentation: We describe a patient with leptospirosis who was admitted because of bloody diarrhea inthe beginning. The patient admitted as a probable shigellosis case. Diagnosis of leptospirosis was confirmedbased on result of Leptospira microscopic agglutination test (MAT). After 7 days treatment he made a completerecovery and was discharged.Conclusion: Although leptospirosis with presentation of bloody diarrhea is an unusual report. Leptospirosisshould be considered in all febrile patients particularly in farmers endemic area.

کلمات کلیدی:
Leptospirosis, Diarrhea, MAT, Zoonosis

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