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Yusuf, Noshin Wasim; Assaf, Hasan M.; Rotowa, N. A.

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“…GIB has been reported worldwide. The number of published pediatric cases has increased (2 cases from Brazil, 10 , 12 1 case from Nigeria, 13 1 case from Iran, 14 and 7 cases from Saudi Arabia 15 , 16 ).…”

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“…In one of the studies, all patients had abdominal pain and fever as presenting symptoms. 15 The presence of abdominal mass necessitated laparotomy, leading to GIB diagnosis. Diarrhea, tenesmus, and bloody mucoid stool were noted in our patients.…”

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“…The diagnosis of GIB is always confusing and requires a high index of suspicion. 15 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, or cases that mimic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially Crohn’s disease, but not typically fit the diagnosis, i.e.…”

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

Alsaleem

Almehaidib

Banemai

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Annals of Saudi Medicine

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

Alsaleem

Almehaidib

Banemai

et al. 2013

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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“…Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) has rarely been reported and poses diagnostic difficulties as its clinical presentation is non-specific, with no identifiable risk factors, all age groups are susceptible and victims of this infection are usually healthy immunocompetent subjects (Lyon et al ., 2001; Nemenqani et al ., 2009; Yusuf et al ., 2003). B. ranarum does not usually invade blood vessels and rarely disseminates (Pasha et al ., 1997).…”

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Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis with hepatic dissemination: a case report

2014

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Introduction:Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is an emerging fungal infection with a few cases reported worldwide. It is caused by Basidiobolus ranarum, which does not usually invade blood vessels and rarely disseminates.Case presentation:We present a rare case of GIB with hepatic dissemination in a 12-year-old Yemeni boy living in southwestern Saudi Arabia. The initial provisional diagnosis was intestinal lymphoma, and a right hemicolectomy was carried out, but histopathological assessment ruled out lymphoma and suggested intestinal tuberculosis. Two weeks after starting antituberculous medications, the patient was referred to our hospital because of fever and right upper abdominal discomfort. There was leukocytosis with marked eosinophilia, and a liver biopsy showed evidence of B. ranarum infection. A second opinion by histopathological examination of resected tissues diagnosed colonic basidiobolomycosis. The patient was treated successfully with itraconazole.Conclusion:GIB is an emerging disease in southwestern Saudi Arabia and should be considered in a patient with an abdominal mass and eosinophilia coming from this region. Persistent elevation of leukocytes and eosinophils after surgical resection of the affected tissue could be used as a predictor of fungal dissemination. Further research is needed for a better understanding of GIB.

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“…The fungal stains PAS/(periodic acid-Schiff/diastase) PASD and Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) can intensify the staining of the fungal walls. The organisms are surrounded by eosinophil-rich pyogranulomatous inflammation with giant cells, a reaction pattern that is oftentimes mistaken for granulomatous colitis (Crohn’s disease, amebiasis, and tuberculosis) [ 21 ]. This histological finding is very characteristic of B. ranarum.…”

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Primary Basidiobolomycosis of the Cecum in Immunocompetent Patients: Two Case Reports

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Colonic basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum. Primary cecal basidiobolomycosis is an exceptionally rare condition. The study describes two cases of primary basidiobolomycosis of the cecum in immunocompetent male and female patients (one each). The patients presented with fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, eosinophilia, and high erythrocyte sedimentation rates. Computed tomography revealed wall thickening and mass lesions involving the cecum, suggesting malignancy. Right hemicolectomies were performed to relieve the intestinal obstruction. On microscopy, there were destructive, transmural eosinophil-rich pyogranulomatous reactions with thinwalled, pauci-septated fungal elements surrounded by Splendore-Hoeppli bodies. The patients received antifungal drugs, with no evidence of dissemination or recurrence on follow-up. Primary cecal basidiobolomycosis in immunocompetent hosts is a rare occurrence. It oftentimes clinically masquerades malignant neoplasms and therefore its identification mandates its inclusion in the differential diagnosis of a colonic mass, equally both on the part of the clinicians and pathologists.

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

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

Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis with hepatic dissemination: a case report

Primary Basidiobolomycosis of the Cecum in Immunocompetent Patients: Two Case Reports

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