Primary fungal laryngitis mimicking recurrent laryngeal carcinoma.
Ear
TB and other respiratory infections
head and neck cancer
nose and throat/otolaryngology
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 Feb 2022
09 Feb 2022
Historique:
pmc-release:
09
02
2024
entrez:
10
2
2022
pubmed:
11
2
2022
medline:
12
2
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A 79-year-old smoker with a background history of a treated glottic carcinoma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented with progressive hoarseness, symptoms of aspiration and shortness of breath for 6 months. Examination revealed an ulcero-fungating mass over the posterior commissure of the larynx. A tracheostomy, direct laryngoscopy and biopsy of the mass was performed to secure his airway and to exclude recurrent glottic carcinoma. Reassuringly, a histopathological examination of the mass revealed numerous fungal yeast bodies. He was then treated with itraconazole for 4 weeks and was followed up as and outpatient with complete resolution and no recurrence of the disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35140081
pii: 15/2/e245678
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245678
pmc: PMC8830107
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.