Case Report: Progressive Dysphonia and Dysphagia due to Laryngeal Leishmaniasis | Zendy

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Case Report: Progressive Dysphonia and Dysphagia due to Laryngeal Leishmaniasis

Author(s) -

Laura Renard,

Adrien Lemaignen,

Guillaume Désoubeaux,

D. Bakhos

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1476-1645

pISSN - 0002-9637

DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1466

Subject(s) - dysphagia , miltefosine , medicine , histopathology , context (archaeology) , dermatology , leishmaniasis , surgery , amphotericin b , pediatrics , visceral leishmaniasis , pathology , antifungal , paleontology , biology

. Laryngeal leishmaniasis is an unusual form of the disease. We report the case of a patient who consulted for dysphonia and dysphagia in a context of asthenia and weight loss. The patient had lesions that were suggestive of laryngeal cancer but were revealed to be leishmaniasis by histopathology examination and polymerase chain reaction. Treatment with amphotericin B and miltefosine permitted complete resolution of the lesions and no recurrence during the 18-month follow-up period.

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