Isolated laryngeal leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent patient: successful treatment with surgery

The localization of Leishmania spp. in the larynx is rare but it has recently been described in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The normal treatment given is antimonials. We describe a case of isolated leishmaniasis in the larynx which was cured by surgery. Our patient was a...

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Published inJournal of laryngology and otology Vol. 108; no. 3; p. 249
Main Authors Navarro Cunchillos, M, Villanueva Marcos, J L, Torre-Cisneros, J, Ostos Aumente, P, López-Rubio, F, López Villarejo, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1994
Subjects
Humans
Immunocompetence
Laryngeal Diseases - parasitology
Laryngeal Diseases - pathology
Laryngeal Diseases - surgery
Larynx - pathology
Larynx - surgery
Leishmaniasis - pathology
Leishmaniasis - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:The localization of Leishmania spp. in the larynx is rare but it has recently been described in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The normal treatment given is antimonials. We describe a case of isolated leishmaniasis in the larynx which was cured by surgery. Our patient was a 47-year-old man who had suffered visceral leishmaniasis in his childhood with no immunosuppression.
ISSN:0022-2151
DOI:10.1017/S002221510012643X