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Laryngeal leishmaniasis as initial opportunistic disease in HIV infection

1994; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 108; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s002221510012897x

1748-5460

Diego Luis Cánovas, Jaime Carbonell, José Henrique Gomes Torres, Jordi Altès, Juan Manuel Buades,

T-cell and Retrovirus Studies

Abstract A case of laryngeal leishmaniasis, with symptoms of hoarseness and odinophagia which had developed over the past year, is presented. Clinical features and histological findings are discussed. Visceral leishmaniasis is increasingly associated with HIV infection and some authors have suggested the possibility of including it as a diagnostic criterium for AIDS in HIV-positive patients. When any case of leishmaniasis presents atypical clinical features, localization or treatment response in endemic areas, HIV infection should be ruled out.