Basidiobolomicose: Registro de um caso com aspectos incomuns

Basidiobolomycosis: A Case Report

“…Considering the severity of disease in our patient, we preferred to combine ketoconazole with potassium iodide, and obtained a good clinical response. This is the seventh report of subcutaneous entomophthoromycosis in South America with isolation of the etiologic agent (6)(7)(8)(9).…”

“…India, and Latin America (2-^). In Latin America the only reported cases of basidiobolomycosis were observed in Brazil, the majority in Bahia (1,(6)(7)(8)(9)(10).…”

Colonic basidiobolomycosis with liver involvement masquerading as gastrointestinal lymphoma: a case report and literature review

“…It is caused by B. ranarum, which infects immunocompromised patients and is an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompetent individuals It is unclear how the fungus is introduced into the host's gastrointestinal tract, but it may occur through ingestion of contaminated soil, food, or exposure to animal feces 4 . Alternatively, it may be a zoonotic fungus 7,8 .…”