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Kiakojuri K, Dehghan M, Hasanjani Roushan MR, et al. Candida laryngitis appearing as carcinoma. Caspian J Intern Med. 2015;6(4):248-50
Kiakojuri, K., Dehghan, M., Hasanjani Roushan, M. R., & Pourdahash, B. (2015). Candida laryngitis appearing as carcinoma. Caspian journal of internal medicine, 6(4), 248-50.
Kiakojuri, Keivan, et al. "Candida laryngitis appearing as carcinoma." Caspian journal of internal medicine vol. 6,4 (2015): 248-50.
Kiakojuri K, Dehghan M, Hasanjani Roushan MR, Pourdahash B. Candida laryngitis appearing as carcinoma. Caspian J Intern Med. 2015;6(4):248-50. PMID: 26644902; PMCID: PMC4649277.
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Caspian J Intern Med. 2015;6(4):248-50.

Candida laryngitis appearing as carcinoma.

Caspian journal of internal medicine

Keivan Kiakojuri, Mehdi Dehghan, Mohammad Reza Hasanjani Roushan, Bijan Pourdahash

Affiliations

  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
  2. Department of Speech Therapy, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
  3. Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
  4. Babol Pathology Center, Babol, Iran.

PMID: 26644902 PMCID: PMC4649277

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Focal laryngeal candidiasis is not reported widely and is very infrequently recognized clinically. This disease is rare and may occur after pulmonary, pharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis or as part of disseminated disease. It is also secondary to inhaled steroid therapy which is usually mild and has been reported in 10-15 percent of patients taking these medications.

CASE PRESENTATION: In this study, we introduced a rare case of laryngeal candidiasis in a 79-year-old immunocompromised male presented with 17 months of progressive hoarseness. In video laryngoscopy a white, vegetative mass on anterior one-third of right vocal cord mimicking laryngeal carcinoma. The histopathological examination showed laryngeal mucosal with keratosis, degenerating necrotic epithelial cell aggregates containing hyphea and candida albicans.

CONCLUSION: In immunocompromised patients, the diagnosis of laryngeal candidiasis should be considered in any patients with laryngeal symptoms.

Keywords: Hoarseness; Laryngeal Candidiasis

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