title: Primary laryngeal aspergillosis related to oral sex? A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary laryngeal aspergillosis is an extremely rare opportunistic infection, especially in an immunocompetent host. Here we report a case of a 23-year-old female with a history of oral sex, which may be a suspected predisposing factor in this immunocompetent patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yuping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Ludan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Conghui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yaling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Hanjun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yonghui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Haoru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: Department of State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Chaoliang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Aspergillus fumigatus; Itraconazole; Larynx; Oral sex