Paracoccidioidomycosis and larynx carcinoma.

ABSTRACT

Report of a case of paracoccidioidomycosis associated with a carcinoma both located in the larynx in a patient whose therapeutic response to antifungal treatment produced a recovery of physical conditions. This case shows the importance of taking into account the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis in all patients with problems in the larynx, especially those who inhabit or inhabited endemic areas of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.