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Laryngeal leishmaniasis as initial opportunistic disease in HIV infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Diego Luis Cánovas ,
Jaime Carbonell ,
Jose Torres ,
Jordi Altés  and
Juan Buades
Diego Luis Cánovas
Affiliation:
ENT Service, Femenia Clinic, Palma de Mallorca.
Jaime Carbonell*
Affiliation:
ENT Service, Son Dureta Hospital, Palma de Mallorca.
Jose Torres
Affiliation:
Pathology Service, Femenia Clinic, Palma de Mallorca.
Jordi Altés
Affiliation:
Internal Medicine Service, Joan March Hospital, Palma de Mallorca.
Juan Buades
Affiliation:
Internal Medicine Service, Joan March Hospital, Palma de Mallorca.
*
Jaime Carbonell Casasús, C/Carmen no. 31, 5° 1a, 07003 Palma de Mallorca, Espana.
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Abstract

A case of laryngeal leishmaniasis, with symptoms of hoarseness and odinophagia which had developed over the past year, is presented. Clinical features and histological findings are discussed. Visceral leishmaniasis is increasingly associated with HIV infection and some authors have suggested the possibility of including it as a diagnostic criterium for AIDS in HIV-positive patients.

When any case of leishmaniasis presents atypical clinical features, localization or treatment response in endemic areas, HIV infection should be ruled out.

Keywords

Leishmaniasislaryngeal diseaseacquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 12 , December 1994 , pp. 1089 - 1092
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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