title: Laryngeal involvement during post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in India.
abstract: Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) involving the mucus membranes is relatively rare on the Indian sub-continent. We describe 3 cases of PKDL presenting with hoarseness of voice. In one case the skin, nasal, oral, oropharyngeal and laryngeal mucosa had nodular and nodulo-ulcerative lesions; in the 2 other cases, genitalia and anorectal mucosa were also affected. Laryngoscopic examination revealed nodular lesions on the vocal cords. Biopsy smear and culture confirmed their leishmanial origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Protozoology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nandy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Addy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Maji
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005835:Genitalia / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D007820:Laryngeal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology