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A rare case of fatal gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis
oleh: Mohammed Alsaeed, Mohamed Mursi, Abdelkarim Bahloul, Assem Alrumeh, Nahlah Arab, Mohannad Alrasheed
Format: | Article |
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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.