ORIGINAL PAPERS
PHARYNGEAL AND LARYNGEAL CANDIDIASIS CAUSING DYSPNEA: A CASE REPORT
2020 Volume 63 Issue 4 Pages 172-176
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2020 Volume 63 Issue 4 Pages 172-176
Pharyngeal and laryngeal mycosis is an opportunistic infection that develops in patients with a weakened immune system. Mycosis of the larynx, which is rare, may manifest as hoarseness and/or dyspnea.
We encountered a case of pharyngeal and laryngeal candidiasis that presented with dyspnea. The 41-year-old man visited our department with the complaint of dyspnea. The pharynx and larynx were furred, and the larynx was edematous. We recommended hospitalization, but the patient did not wish to be hospitalized. We did mycological tests of the culture isolated from the pharynx, and treated the patient with amphotericin B.
There is the risk of dyspnea occurring due to laryngeal edema and granuloma formation. If the initial treatment is not successful, the antifungal drugs need to be switched depending on the drug sensitivity of the bacterial species.
