Nasal leishmaniasis: a case report
Vellin, J-Fr.; Russier, M.; Mougeot, G.; Kemeny, J-L.; Gilain, L.
Annales d'Oto-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico Faciale Bulletin de la Societe d'Oto-Laryngologie des Hopitaux de Paris 122(2): 100-104
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-438X PMID: 15976627 Document Number: 584991
To report a nasal leishmaniasis diagnosed by septal perforation biopsy. We report a case of septal perforation with crusty rhinosinusitis and nasal vestibulitis in a 54-year-old woman with cirrhosis. Mucocartilaginous biopsy revealed a mucosal leishmaniasis. Biological and radiologic findings were normal. Clinical follow-up with anti-parasitical treatment showed a regression of the patient's muco-cutaneous lesion and regression of her hepatic insufficiency. Biopsy of septal perforation is a useful diagnostic tool, advocated for differentiate infectious, neoplasic and inflammatory pathology. Leishmaniasis may be evoked in rhinologic pathology.