[Oral blastomycosis, laryngeal papillomatosis and esophageal tuberculosis]

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2012 Jun;29(2):250-4. doi: 10.1590/s1726-46342012000200014.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Esophageal involvement is an extremely rare complication of tuberculosis even in countries with high prevalence of infection. We report the case of a 57 year-old hiv-seronegative patient with simultaneous diagnoses of oral blastomycosis and laryngeal papillomatosis. Both were confirmed by anatomopathological analysis. The esophageal biopsy revealed granulomatous esophagitis with necrosis and ziehl-neelsen stain showed acid-fast alcohol resistant bacilli suggestive of tuberculosis. The patient's history included pulmonary tuberculosis twice and previous abandonment of therapy. Thus, it was necessary to use oral itraconazole combined with second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs administered through a gastrostomy tube. The clinical development was favorable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Blastomycosis / complications*
  • Esophageal Diseases / complications*
  • Esophageal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Diseases / complications*
  • Papilloma / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / complications*

Supplementary concepts

  • Laryngeal papillomatosis