Histoplasmosis of the larynx

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Pochini Sobrinho, Fernando¹  Queiroz, Wladimir¹  Ribeiro, Ulisses José¹  Bittencourt, Sérgio¹  Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas¹  Della Negra, Marinella¹  Klautau, Giselle Burlamaqui¹  Hospital Nossa Senhora de Lourdes¹ 

关键词: carcinoma;    granulomatosis;    histoplasmosis;    larynx;    tuberculosis.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72992007000600022

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

The incidence of laryngeal histoplasmosis is low when compared to the total number of cases. Less than 100 cases of laryngeal histoplasmosis have been described in the medical literature. Isolated laryngeal involvement may lead to the misdiagnosis and mistreatment of tuberculosis or laryngeal cancer, according to some reports. The development of hoarseness in a patient with histoplasmosis or a laryngeal mass leading to hoarseness, might be suggestive of laryngeal histoplasmosis. When histoplasmosis is included among the differential diagnoses of a laryngeal lesion, the biopsy should be limited to a small tissue fragment, enough to perform histological tests. The laboratory technicians must be warned about the possibility of histoplasmosis, because special dyes have to be used to confirm this diagnosis.

【 授权许可】

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