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LARYNGEAL LEISHMANIASIS IN A 46-YEAR-OLD ETHIOPIAN PATIENT

Riyad Ibrahim Abdella
Addis Ababa University
Admasu Tena
Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Abdulsemed Mohammed
Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Tewodros Tesfaye
AAU, College of Health Science, Department of Pathology
Wale Limenh
Helina Fikre
Gondar University, College of Health Sciences
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  • Submited: September 8, 2017
  • Published: March 4, 2018

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by intracellular protozoa of the genus Leishmania. Leishmania species produce widely varying clinical syndromes ranging from self-healing cutaneous ulcers to fatal visceral disease. Clinical presentations of Leishmania infection include visceral (most common form), cutaneous, mucocutaneous, mucosal and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. Mucosal form of leishmaniasis mostly involves oral and nasal mucosa. Rarely, laryngeal and pharyngeal mucosa may also be involved.

In this presentation, we report a 46-year-old male patient, from Gondar, Northern Ethiopia. He developed progressive hoarseness, dysphagia, loss of appetite and weight loss over eight months duration. He had swelling of the upper lip and splenomegaly. Cervical CT showed laryngeal mass and biopsy from the mass revealed Donovan bodies. The patient was treated with standard anti-leishmania regimen, and showed significant clinical improvement.

 

Keywords: Leishmaniasis, Splenomegaly, Dysphonia, Kala-azar

 

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How to Cite
Abdella, R. I., Tena, A., Mohammed, A., Tesfaye, T., Limenh, W., & Fikre, H. (2018). LARYNGEAL LEISHMANIASIS IN A 46-YEAR-OLD ETHIOPIAN PATIENT. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 56(2). Retrieved from https://emjema.org/index.php/EMJ/article/view/795

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