Cryptococcosis of the larynx in a patient with AIDS: an unusual cause of fungal laryngitis

South Med J. 1992 Jul;85(7):762-4. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199207000-00023.

Abstract

We have presented a case of unsuspected cryptococcal laryngitis, clinically masquerading as Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with AIDS. The spectrum of laryngeal disease in AIDS patients includes a variety of infections and neoplasms, which can be treated satisfactorily when accurate and timely diagnosis is made.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Cryptococcosis / complications*
  • Cryptococcosis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Laryngitis / complications*
  • Laryngitis / microbiology
  • Laryngitis / pathology
  • Larynx / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / pathology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnosis