[Leishmaniasis isolated to the larynx as cause of chronic laryngitis].
Mucosal leishmaniasis is uncommon outside Central and South America, where it is commonly caused by Leishmania (L.) braziliensis. We present a case of isolated laryngeal leishmaniasis detected in a 78-year-old male, who presented with chronic hoarseness. Histologic examination of biopsies taken from the larynx showed L. amastigotes. An L.-specific indirect fluorescent antibody test was positive. Polymerase chain reaction showed infection with L. donovani, L. infantum or L. tropica, species which do not normally cause isolated mucosal infection. This is the first reported case from Scandinavia.
Gentofte Hospital, Øre-naese-halskirurgisk Afdeling E, Denmark. mikkelkaltoft@dadlnet.dk
Mikkel
M
Kaltoft
Helga Richert
HR
Munch-Petersen
Henrik
H
Møller
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007820:Laryngeal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007895:Leishmania tropica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction