Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis in a Child: Unusual Fungal Infection Mimicking Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases-A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Autor: Al Harthy F; Division of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Department of Pediatric, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman., Al Kalbani O; Ministry of Health, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman., Al Masqri M; Division of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Department of Pediatric, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman., Al Dhuhli A; Ministry of Health, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman., Al Said K; Ministry of Health, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JPGN reports [JPGN Rep] 2021 Jul 22; Vol. 2 (3), pp. e109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 22 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000109
Abstrakt: Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is unusual, rare, and emerging fungal infection. It is caused by Basidiobolus ranarum . Unlike other fungal infections, B ranarum affects immunocompetent individuals with potentially grave sequelae if unrecognized. GIB is difficult to be diagnosed due to unspecific clinical presentation. Diagnosis of basidiobolomycosis requires culture of B ranarum from tissue. Optimal management of GIB includes antifungal therapy alongside if necessary early surgery.
Competing Interests: The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors report no conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer on behalf of European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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