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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: An emerging fungal infection causing bowel perforation in a child
Journal of Medical Microbiology, Volume 60, No. 9, Year 2011
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Description
Basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal skin infection that rarely involves the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. We report a 10-year-old boy diagnosed as suffering GI basidiobolomycosis after being misdiagnosed first as suffering intestinal malignancy then schistosomiasis. The patient presented with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, abdominal tenderness and rigidity with marked blood eosinophilia. Abdominal ultrasonographic and computed tomographic scans revealed a large caecal mass. Biopsy of the mass showed transmural granulomatous inflammation interpreted as schistosomal granuloma, ruling out lymphoma. The patient's condition deteriorated despite anti-schistosomal therapy. Emergency surgery was then performed, and caecal perforation was found. The mass was excised; cultures were negative and histopathological examination was suggestive of schistosomal granuloma. The mass recurred 3 weeks post-operatively. Secondopinion histopathological examination diagnosed Basidiobolus ranarum infection. Treatment with itraconazole produced marked improvement, with diminution of the mass. B. ranarum was unequivocally identified in the archival formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue by PCR. This case emphasizes the need to consider GI basidiobolomycosis in children presenting with fever, abdominal mass and eosinophilia, especially those complicated by bowel perforation. © 2011 SGM.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Shabrawi, Mortada H.F.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Kamal, Naglaa M.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital
Jouini, Riadh
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital
Al-Harbi, Abdullah H.
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital
Voigt, Kerstin
Germany, Jena
Leibniz-institut Für Naturstoff-forschung Und Infektionsbiologie E. V. – Hans-knöll-institut
Germany, Jena
Friedrich-schiller-universität Jena
al-Malki, Talal A.
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Taif University
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1099/jmm.0.028613-0
ISSN:
00222615
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Participants Gender
Male