Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis : First case report from Oman and literature review

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Ibrahim B. Hussain¹  Amal S. Al-Maani²  George Paul²  Amina Jardani³  Fatma Al-Lawati⁴  Sheikha Al-Baluishi⁵  Madhavan Nayar⁶ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Departments of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;Departments of Microbiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;Departments of Pathology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;Departments of Radiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;Departments of Surgery, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;

关键词: mycoses;    zygomycosis;    entomophthorales;    gastrointestinal diseases;    child;    case report;    oman.;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is a rare fungal infection with few reported cases worldwide. We report here the first case diagnosed in Oman in a previously healthy 5-year-old Omani female child who had been thought initially to have an abdominal malignancy. The case was referred to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in July 2012. She was treated successfully with surgical resection and prolonged antifungal therapy (voriconazole). Physicians, including clinicians, radiologists and pathologists, should have a high index of suspicion for GIB when a patient presents with an abdominal mass and fever.

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