title: Laryngeal leishmaniasis as initial opportunistic disease in HIV infection.
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.
authors.affiliation: ENT Service, Femenia Clinic, Palma de Mallorca.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cánovas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carbonell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Altés
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buades
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male