AN UNUSUAL GASTROINTESTINAL PRESENTATION OF LEISHMANIASIS

While visceral leishmaniasis (VL) generally occurs in immunocompetent subjects in endemic areas, it has been increasingly recognised as an i mportant opportunistic infection in the immunocompromised including th ose infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. We report an unusu al presentation of visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with the acquir ed immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with disease which appeared to be limited to the gastrointestinal tract.