A Case of Primary Laryngeal Aspergillosis.
- Author:
Dong Ju KIM
1
;
Eui Gee HWANG
;
Jin Pyeong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Korea. jinpyeong@gshp.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aspergillosis;
Larynx
- MeSH:
Aspergillosis*;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Laryngoscopy;
Larynx;
Middle Aged;
Respiratory System
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2002;45(4):422-424
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary laryngeal aspergillosis is exceptionally rare, and only nineteen cases have been reported in the literature. It is more commonly seen as a part of a wider infection involving the respiratory system in an immunocompromised host. We present here one case of primary laryngeal aspergillosis without any other airway tract extension and without any generalized immune deficit in a 58-year-old man. Direct laryngoscopy and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of aspergillosis.
