Histoplasmosis of the larynx

Occurrence of histoplasmosis is very rare in India and involvement of the larynx only by histoplasmosis is still very rare. We have come across a case of histoplasmosis with only laryngeal involvement which is presented here for its rarity. Clinically the case was thought to be either a case of malignancy or of tuberculosis of the larynx. We came to the conclusion of histoplasmosis of the larynx only after histopathological study of the biopsy material and after special staining procedures for Histoplasma capsulatum.