Manifestações otorrinolaringológicas relacionadas à Leishmanisoe Tegumentar Americana: revisão de literatura / Otorhinolaryngologic manifestations relating American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis: literature review

Introdução: A LTA é um problema de Saúde Pública que acomete principalmente as cavidades nasal, oral e mais raramente faringe, laringe e orelha, provocando desfiguração dessas mucosas e levando não só ao acometimento da saúde do indivíduo, mas também a estigmas sociais. Objetivo: Estudo de revisão sobre as Afecções Otorrinolaringológicas relacionadas à Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana (LTA). Método: Foi realizado por levantamento de dados nas bases SCIELO, MEDLINE, BIREME e livros médicos. Conclusão: O conhecimento a respeito das doenças endêmicas tropicais relacionadas às vias aéreas superiores e a compreensão das suas relações com a otorrinolaringologia são de extrema importância para a resolutividade dessas lesões, bem como para prevenir as deformidades causadas nas estruturas acometidas.

Introduction: American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis is a Public Health problem that most commonly affects nasal and oral cavities and less commonly pharynx, larynx and ears, causing these mucouses' disfiguration and leading not only to one's health loss but also to social stigma. Objective: Review study about Otorhinolaryngological affections relating American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL). Method: Study made by research from SCIELO, MEDLINE and BIREME databases and from medical books. Conclusion: The Knowledge about tropical endemic diseases relating to the upper respiratory passages and the understanding of their relation with otorhinolaryngology are extremely important for solving these lesions, as well as preventing the deformities caused on the affected structures.

[Ear, nose and throat manifestations in human immunodeficiency virus infection]

Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection, which is responsible for AIDS, is one of the most widespread in the world. Its clinical manifestations are polymorphous, and are casued by the virus itself [primary lesions] or the resulting immunodepression [secondary lesions]. All the body can be affected, and the ORL organs are frequently involved. Our purpose was to describe these manifestations at all stages of the disease, and to illustrate the importance of an early diagnosis, which needs close collaboration between the clinician, the anatomopathologist and the radiologist