An Infant with Acute Bloody Diarrhea and Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease.
entomophthorales/isolation and purification
gastrointestinal tract/microbiology
zygomycosis/diagnosis
zygomycosis/microbiology
Journal
Journal of tropical pediatrics
ISSN: 1465-3664
Titre abrégé: J Trop Pediatr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8010948
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 07 2021
02 07 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
1
8
2020
medline:
12
8
2021
entrez:
1
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Basidiobolomycosis is a fungal infection caused mainly by Basidiobolus ranarum, a filamentous fungus of the order Entomophthorales and the family Basidiobolaceae. This infection typically involves the skin and soft tissue; however, visceral organ involvement has also been reported. Here, we report a case of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a young child who presented with acute bloody diarrhea which was initially misdiagnosed as intussusception.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32734302
pii: 5879101
doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa039
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antifungal Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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