TY - JOUR T1 - Bloody diarrhea: A rare chief complain of leptospirosis TT - JF - intjmi JO - intjmi VL - 5 IS - 3 UR - http://intjmi.com/article-1-249-en.html Y1 - 2016 SP - 129 EP - 131 KW - Leptospirosis KW - Diarrhea KW - MAT KW - Zoonosis N2 - Objective: Leptospirosis is one of the most common zoonosis diseases that presents by involvement of different systems. This infectious disease ranges from mild to very severe but bloody diarrhea is not a known clinical primary manifestation of the illness. Case Presentation: We describe a patient with leptospirosis who was admitted because of bloody diarrhea in the beginning. The patient admitted as a probable shigellosis case. Diagnosis of leptospirosis was confirmed based on result of Leptospira microscopic agglutination test (MAT). After 7 days treatment he made a complete recovery and was discharged. Conclusion: Although leptospirosis with presentation of bloody diarrhea is an unusual report. Leptospirosis should be considered in all febrile patients particularly in farmers endemic area. M3 ER -