2 CASES OF LARYNGEAL LEISHMANIASIS IN PATIENTS INFECTED WITH HIV

A high incidence of visceral leishmaniasis has been documented in HIV- infected patients in endemic areas. In these patients, atypical locati ons and a chronic course of the disease are more frequent. Two AIDS pa tients with laryngeal leishmaniasis are reported. These cases are beli eved to be the first of this type documented in the literature. The po ssible pathogenic mechanisms of the disease are discussed. Infection w ith Leishmania donovani may eventually be described for every organ co ntaining phagocytic cells.