Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics (대한후두음성언어의학회지)

The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics. (대한후두음성언어의학회)
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A Case of Laryngeal Candidiasis Presented as Laryngeal Leukoplakia

후두백반증으로 발현된 후두 칸디다증 1예

  • Choi, Ki Yong (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Young Hwan (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine) ;
  • Myong, Na-Hye (Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang Joon (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine)
  • 최기용 (단국대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 김영환 (단국대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 명나혜 (단국대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 이상준 (단국대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2017.03.25
  • Accepted : 2017.05.03
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Candida exists in the oral cavity as normal flora, which is cultured in 7% of the population. And the development of candidiasis is usually related to the systemic or local immunosuppressed status such as diabetes, long-term antibiotics, steroid, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. However, isolated laryngeal candidiasis in immunocompetent patients is a rare entity with fewer than 40 cases reported in the world. Symptoms of laryngeal candidiasis are variable such as hoarseness, dysphagia, or odynophagia according to its extent, but it has clinical importance because of its resemblance with laryngeal premalignant or malignant lesions. Diagnosis is made by biopsy under direct laryngoscopy with special staining to identify the hyphae. In this article, we report a case of laryngeal candidiasis presented as leukoplakia localized on vocal fold with literature reviews.

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