Scientific letter

DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502254

Available online 15 October 2024

Leishmania colitis: An uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in an immunosuppressed patient

Colitis por Leishmania: una causa rara de hemorragia digestiva en paciente inmunodeprimido

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Francisco Vara-Luiza,b,

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, Helena Piresc, Ivo Mendesa,b, Carolina Palmaa,b, Eduardo Fernandesd, Ana Elisa Telese, Francisco Martins do Valec, Marta Patitaa, Jorge Fonsecaa,b, Pedro Pinto-Marquesa

a Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal

b Aging Lab, Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal

c Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal

d Radiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal

e Pathology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal