Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: mimicking Crohn’s disease case report and review of the literature

Alsaleem, Khalid A.; Almehaidib, Ali; Banemai, Mohammed; Bin-Hussain, Ibrahim; Faqih, Mousa; Mehmadi, Ahmed Al

doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2013.500

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“…So far, there is no well‐identified risk factor. However, the diagnosis might be suspected in the previously healthy children, especially those living in, or near, tropical areas who develop symptoms that may suggest the diagnosis …”

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“…The 27 reported paediatric patients are summarised in Table , where 19 patients are from KSA, 3 from Iran, 2 from Iraq, 2 from Brazil and 1 from Nigeria.…”

Section: Basidiobolomycosis: Main Characteristics Of a Rare Chronic Smentioning

confidence: 99%

“…11 The remaining six patients were one from each of Nigeria, India, Bangladesh, Italy, Netherlands and one with unreported country of origin. 11 The 27 reported paediatric patients are summarised in Table 1, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] where 19 patients are from KSA, 3 from Iran, 2 from Iraq, 2 from Brazil and 1 from Nigeria.…”

Section: Basidiobolomycosis: Main Characteristics Of a Rare Chronic Smentioning

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Diagnosis of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: a mini‐review

El-Shabrawi

Kamal

Kaerger³

et al. 2014

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SummaryBasidiobolus ranarum (Entomophthoromycotina) very rarely affects the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. To date, reported paediatric GI basidiobolomycosis cases are 27 worldwide; 19 from Saudi Arabia and 8 from other parts of the world. Often these cases present a diagnostic dilemma, are prone to misdiagnosis and lack of disease confirmation by proper molecular methodologies. The fungal mass removed by surgery is usually sent for conciliar histopathology, isolation by fungal cultures and final molecular testing for basidiobolomycosis. The incidence of basidiobolomycoses, their predisposing factors and the molecular diagnosis of the fungus causing the disease in combination with a phylogenetic framework are reviewed.

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“…The 27 reported paediatric patients are summarised in Table , where 19 patients are from KSA, 3 from Iran, 2 from Iraq, 2 from Brazil and 1 from Nigeria.…”

Section: Basidiobolomycosis: Main Characteristics Of a Rare Chronic Smentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Basidiobolomycosis: Main Characteristics Of a Rare Chronic Smentioning

confidence: 99%

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Diagnosis of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: a mini‐review

El-Shabrawi

Kamal

Kaerger³

et al. 2014

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“…In contrast, GIB is an aggressive disease. Vikram et al reported a 20% mortality rate in the largest review to date of 44 patients with GIB, some of whom underwent surgical resection and received antifungal therapy [7]. Our patient had a fatal outcome.…”

Section: J Microbiol Infect Dis Wwwjmidonlineorg Vol 7 No 3 Septementioning

confidence: 93%

“…GIB is not commonly reported in the literature and the total reported cases since 1964 till end 2014 were 52 cases worldwide [5][6][7][8][9]. Most cases were from areas with tropical and subtropical climates, mainly Africa and Asia.…”

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A Case of Subcutaneous and Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis in Singapore

Ean¹,

Hock²,

Wijaya³

2017

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Entomophthoromycosis due to Basidiobolus is a known cause of subcutaneous zygomycosis. It occasionally causes invasive disease involving the gastrointestinal tract. We describe a case of proven subcutaneous entomophthoromycosis, with subsequent development of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis, in a 67 year old Singaporean Chinese male. He presented with a progressively enlarging left inguinal mass with intra-abdominal extension, causing compression of the ureters and hydronephroses. He underwent multiple biopsies to ascertain the cause of the mass. Workup for malignancy, bacteria, fungal, parasitic and tuberculous infections were negative. He developed worsening gastrointestinal distension a year from initial presentation. Imaging showed mucosal thickening extending from the descending colon to the rectum. Based on the clinical presentation, he was treated as for basidiobolomycosis. He responded poorly to treatment and passed away two months after initiation of therapy. With the help of our counterparts in India, we proved our clinical suspicion by polymerase chain reaction on tissue specimen. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 7(3):151-155

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