A rare case of fatal gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis

oleh: Mohammed Alsaeed, Mohamed Mursi, Abdelkarim Bahloul, Assem Alrumeh, Nahlah Arab, Mohannad Alrasheed

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2023-01-01

Deskripsi

Basidiobolomycosis is an uncommon fungal infection caused by the environmental saprophyte Basidiobolus ranarum. Basidiobolomycosis typically manifests as a subcutaneous infection, and rarely affects the gastrointestinal tract. It lacks a distinct clinical manifestation, and most initial cases are incorrectly identified. We report a 69-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with history of abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss for 1 year that turned to be gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis.