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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. Navarro Cunchillos ,
J. L. Villanueva Marcos ,
J. Torre-Cisneros ,
P. Ostos Aumente ,
F. López-Rubio  and
P. López Villarejo
M. Navarro Cunchillos
Affiliation:
ORL ServiceHospital Universitario Reina SofiaCordobaSpain.
J. L. Villanueva Marcos*
Affiliation:
ORL Service, Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Universitario Reina SofiaCordobaSpain.
J. Torre-Cisneros
Affiliation:
ORL Service, Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Universitario Reina SofiaCordobaSpain.
P. Ostos Aumente
Affiliation:
ORL ServiceHospital Universitario Reina SofiaCordobaSpain.
F. López-Rubio
Affiliation:
Pathology Service. Hospital Universitario Reina SofiaCordobaSpain.
P. López Villarejo
Affiliation:
ORL ServiceHospital Universitario Reina SofiaCordobaSpain.
*
Dr Myriam Navarro Cunchillos, Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Avda Menéndez Pidal sn, Córdoba, España. Fax: 202542
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Abstract

The localization of Leishmania spp. in the larynx is rare but it has recently been described in patients infected by humanimmunodeficiency virus (HIV). The normal treatment given is antimonials. We describe a case of isolated leishmaniasis inthe larynx which was cured by surgery. Our patient was a 47-year-old man who had suffered visceral leishmaniasis in hischildhood with no immunosuppression.

Keywords

LarynxLeishmaniasis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 249 - 251
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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