Document 0073 DOCN M9460073 TI Isolated laryngeal leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent patient: successful treatment with surgery. DT 9408 AU Navarro Cunchillos M; Villanueva Marcos JL; Torre-Cisneros J; Ostos Aumente P; Lopez-Rubio F; Lopez Villarejo P; ORL Service, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain. SO J Laryngol Otol. 1994 Mar;108(3):249-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94223193 AB The localization of Leishmania spp. in the larynx is rare but it has recently been described in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The normal treatment given is antimonials. We describe a case of isolated leishmaniasis in the larynx which was cured by surgery. Our patient was a 47-year-old man who had suffered visceral leishmaniasis in his childhood with no immunosuppression. DE Case Report Human Immunocompetence Laryngeal Diseases/PATHOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY/*SURGERY Larynx/PATHOLOGY/*SURGERY Leishmaniasis/PATHOLOGY/*SURGERY Male Middle Age JOURNAL ARTICLE SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).