Sedaghattalab Moslem, Azizi Arsalan
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Dept. of Pathology, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Iran J Parasitol. 2018 Jan-Mar;13(1):145-148.
Leishmaniasis, as a vector-borne disease, is transmitted by sandfly and caused by protozoa. Brain involvement rarely occurs in visceral leishmaniasis. In this paper, a rare case of pons involvement by visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is reported. A 54 yr old man from Southwest of Iran (Yasuj) presented to the Emergency Ward with a 3-wk history of headache (continuous, throbbing, and general), fever, chills, weakness, anorexia, and weight loss.
利什曼病作为一种媒介传播疾病,由白蛉传播,由原生动物引起。脑受累在内脏利什曼病中很少发生。本文报告了一例罕见的内脏利什曼病(VL)累及脑桥的病例。一名来自伊朗西南部(亚苏季)的54岁男性因持续3周的头痛(持续性、搏动性且全身性)、发热、寒战、虚弱、厌食和体重减轻就诊于急诊科。