Multidetector computed tomography aspects of tracheal mucosal leishmaniasis localization.
Tracheal mucosal localization of Leishmania is considered a rare and dangerous event. A single case of leishmaniasis of the trachea has been described in literature. Our work describes multidetector computed tomography features of leishmaniasis localized in the tracheal mucosa that occurred in a 68-year-old patient who lived in an endemic zone. Our patient underwent biopsy that established the diagnosis of leishmaniasis.
Department of Radiology, Policlinic Hospital of University of Catania, Catania, Italy. a.viglianesi@hotmail.it
Adriano
A
Viglianesi
Davide
D
Di Mauro
Giuseppe
G
Petrillo
D000368:Aged; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate
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