Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case report
Laryngeal leishmaniasis is extremely rare. We report a case of primary laryngeal leishmaniasis in a 70-year-old male who was admitted with complaints of gradual progressive hoarseness of the voice, dyspnea, cough for the past 3 months and noisy breathing for the past 5 days. An X-ray of the soft tis...
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| author | Kumar Bipin Ghimire Anand Karki Smriti Upadhyaya Paricha |
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| description | Laryngeal leishmaniasis is extremely rare. We report a case of primary laryngeal leishmaniasis in a 70-year-old male who was admitted with complaints of gradual progressive hoarseness of the voice, dyspnea, cough for the past 3 months and noisy breathing for the past 5 days. An X-ray of the soft tissue of the neck showed a prevertebral soft tissue mass causing narrowing of the airway at the C6-C7 vertebral level. A computerized tomography (CT) scan showed a soft tissue mass in the subglottic region causing significant narrowing of the airway. A direct laryngoscopy showed a pinkish-white, friable mass involving the subglottic region and the anterior half of the vocal cords. With the clinical suspicion of malignancy, an endoscopic biopsy was done. A histopathological examination showed diffuse mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate in subepithelium with numerous Leishmania donovani bodies in the cytoplasm of histiocytes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-602eb7b456194ad09d8e70875ad79edc2022-12-22T01:15:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292009-01-015216264Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case reportKumar BipinGhimire AnandKarki SmritiUpadhyaya ParichaLaryngeal leishmaniasis is extremely rare. We report a case of primary laryngeal leishmaniasis in a 70-year-old male who was admitted with complaints of gradual progressive hoarseness of the voice, dyspnea, cough for the past 3 months and noisy breathing for the past 5 days. An X-ray of the soft tissue of the neck showed a prevertebral soft tissue mass causing narrowing of the airway at the C6-C7 vertebral level. A computerized tomography (CT) scan showed a soft tissue mass in the subglottic region causing significant narrowing of the airway. A direct laryngoscopy showed a pinkish-white, friable mass involving the subglottic region and the anterior half of the vocal cords. With the clinical suspicion of malignancy, an endoscopic biopsy was done. A histopathological examination showed diffuse mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate in subepithelium with numerous Leishmania donovani bodies in the cytoplasm of histiocytes.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=1;spage=62;epage=64;aulast=KumarLaryngeal leishmaniasisleishmania donovanisub-glottic region |
| spellingShingle | Kumar Bipin Ghimire Anand Karki Smriti Upadhyaya Paricha Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case report Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Laryngeal leishmaniasis leishmania donovani sub-glottic region |
| title | Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case report |
| title_full | Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case report |
| title_fullStr | Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case report |
| title_short | Primary laryngeal leishmaniasis: A rare case report |
| title_sort | primary laryngeal leishmaniasis a rare case report |
| topic | Laryngeal leishmaniasis leishmania donovani sub-glottic region |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=1;spage=62;epage=64;aulast=Kumar |
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