Leishmaniasis

A parasitic disease caused by different species of the genus <i>Leishmania</i>, transmitted through the bite of hematophagous female phlebotomine sand flies. The clinical spectrum ranges from asymptomatic to clinically overt disease which can remain localized to the skin or disseminate to the upper oral and respiratory mucous membranes or throughout the reticulo-endothelial system. Three main clinical syndromes have been described: visceral (or Kala-Azar; with fever, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly), cutaneous, and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (cutaneous or mucocutaneous ulceration).

Diarrhea

Abnormally increased frequency of loose or watery bowel movements.

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PMID (PMCID)
8734146	MALE	Adult
	[Multiple digestive involvement in visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with HIV infection: favourable course with itraconazole].
	Bechade D, Seurat L, Discamps G, Taniere PH, Du Bourguet F. Rev Med Interne. 1996;17(3):234-7.
	Enterocytozoon bieneusi, fortuitously found in the duodenal mucosa, did not seem to be the causative agent of diarrhea in this case, but its association with visceral leishmaniasis is rare.
8045804	FEMALE
	Visceral leishmaniasis and disseminated intravascular coagulation in a dog.
	Font A, Gines C, Closa JM, Mascort J. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994;204(7):1043-4.
	A dog being treated with meglumine antimonate for leishmaniasis was examined because of anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, and signs of abdominal discomfort.