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Laryngeal candidiasis: A cause of airway obstruction in the immunocompromised child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Edward W. Fisher ,
Aurelia Richards ,
Glenn Anderson  and
David M. Albert
Edward W. Fisher*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, at the Hospitals for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.
Aurelia Richards
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, at the Hospitals for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.
Glenn Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology at the Hospitals for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.
David M. Albert
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, at the Hospitals for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.
*
Mr E. W. Fisher, Senior Registrar in Otolaryngology, The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
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Abstract

Laryngeal involvement with Candida is usually secondary to pulmonary candidiasis and is seen in patients with impaired immunity. We report a case of isolated laryngeal candidiasis involving the vestibular folds and presenting with stridor in a one-year-old child with Down's syndrome and hypogammaglobulinaemia. Vestibular fold reduction and fluconazole achieved resolution of the disease. Candidiasis should be considered in any potentially immunodeficient child presenting with symptoms of laryngeal disease.

Keywords

CandidaLarynxDown's syndromeAirway obstructionImmunocompetence
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , February 1992 , pp. 168 - 170
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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