LARYNGEAL INVOLVEMENT DURING POST KALA-AZAR DERMAL LEISHMANIASIS IN INDIA

Authors
NANDY A ADDY M BANERJEE D GUHA SK MAJI AK SAHA AM
Citation
A. Nandy et al., LARYNGEAL INVOLVEMENT DURING POST KALA-AZAR DERMAL LEISHMANIASIS IN INDIA, TM & IH. Tropical medicine & international health, 2(4), 1997, pp. 371-373
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
TM & IH. Tropical medicine & international health → ACNP
ISSN journal
13602276
Volume
2
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
371 - 373
Database
ISI
SICI code
1360-2276(1997)2:4<371:LIDPKD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) involving the mucus membran es is relatively rare on the Indian sub-continent. We describe 3 cases of PKDL presenting with hoarseness of voice. In one case the skin, na sal, oral, oropharyngeal and laryngeal mucosa bad nodular and nodulo-u lcerative lesions; in the 2 other cases, genitalia and anorectal mucos a were also affected. Laryngoscopic examination revealed nodular lesio ns on the vocal cords. Biopsy smear and culture confirmed their leishm anial origin.