LOCALIZED MUCOSAL LEISHMANIASIS BY LEISHMANIA INFANTUM MIMICKED CANCER IN RHINOLARYNGEAL REGION.

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LOCALIZED MUCOSAL LEISHMANIASIS BY LEISHMANIA INFANTUM MIMICKED CANCER IN RHINOLARYNGEAL REGION.

Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Aug 8;

Authors: Cobo F, Rodríguez-Granger J, Gómez-Camarasa C, Sampedro A, Aliaga-Martínez L, Navarro JM, Fernández JG

Abstract
We report clinical, microbiological, and histopathological findings in six patients with mucosal leishmaniasis; five of them were Spanish with no history of travelling abroad, while the other was from Bolivia but had lived in Spain for more than 5 years. Two patients had no underlying disease, while the other four had several other medical conditions. Lesions were located on the nose in three patients and in the larynx in the other three. Symptoms included difficulty in swallowing, nasal obstruction, dysphonia, and polypoid lesions mimicking cancer. Diagnosis was based on the identification of parasites or on PCR-assay or culture. Five patients were treated with liposomal amphotericin B and the other with antimonial compounds.

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