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Basidiobolus ranarum as an etiologic agent of gastrointestinal zygomycosis. [PDF]

J Clin Microbiol, 2001
ABSTRACT Basidiobolus ranarum is a known cause of subcutaneous zygomycosis. Recently, its etiologic role in gastrointestinal infections has been increasingly recognized. While the clinical presentation of the subcutaneous disease is quite characteristic and the disease is easy to diagnose, gastrointestinal ...
Khan ZU, Khoursheed M, Makar R, Al-Waheeb S, Al-Bader I, Al-Muzaini A, Chandy R, Mustafa AS.   +7 more
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Liposomal amphotericin B in the treatment of pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum, increasingly recognized as an intestinal pathogen in children. Its clinical features closely mimic malignancy or inflammatory bowel disease, leading
Mehdi Forooghi, Seyedeh Sedigheh Hamzavi, Shayan Yousufzai, Bita Geramizadeh, Simin Sharifi, Sara Nasiri   +5 more
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Colorectal basidiobolomycosis in a dog

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2020
A 7‐year‐old castrated male French Bulldog was examined for chronic large intestinal enteropathy. A colonic mass and thickened rectal mucosa were identified, and histopathologic examination of endoscopic biopsy specimens disclosed eosinophilic proctitis ...
Margaux Marclay, Ingeborg M. Langohr, Frederic P. Gaschen, Aline Rodrigues‐Hoffmann, Mariano Carossino, Mathew A. Stewart, Alexandra N. Myers, Amy M. Grooters   +7 more
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SUBCUTANEOUS ZYGOMYCOSIS CAUSED BY BASIDIOBOLUS RANARUM - A CASE REPORT

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2003
Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum is endemic in South India. The present report is of an agricultural labourer who presented with a painless swelling of the left thigh. Culture of the affected tissue yielded B. ranarum. The swelling completely subsided with oral potassium iodide.
S, Sujatha, C, Sheeladevi, A B, Khyriem, S C, Parija, D M, Thappa   +4 more
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Gastrointestinal Zygomycotic Infection Caused by Basidiobolus ranarum: Case Report and Review [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1999
Basidiobolus species are filamentous fungi belonging to the order Entomophthorales. Unlike other zygomycetes, Basidiobolus species have been mainly associated with a tropical form of subcutaneous zygomycosis in otherwise healthy individuals. Visceral disease caused by this pathogen is rare, but cases of gastrointestinal infection with Basidiobolus ...
D M, Zavasky, W, Samowitz, T, Loftus, H, Segal, K, Carroll   +4 more
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Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: a rare manifestation of Basidiobolus ranarum in a non-endemic region. [PDF]

J Surg Case Rep
Abstract Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is a rare fungal infection caused by the Basidiobolus ranarum, and it possesses a significant challenge to diagnose it as it presents with non-specific symptoms that often mimic cancer. Herein, we report a case of GIB in a 51-year-old male from the central region of Saudi Arabia, a non ...
Fathaddin A, Alobaid S, Alhumoudi D, Almarshoud G, Alsubaie A, Alotaibi NH.   +5 more
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Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis masquerading as cancer [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum, a saprophytic fungus primarily found in soil and decaying vegetables.
Ryan C. Rizk, MS, Mohammad Yasrab, MD, Edmund M. Weisberg, MS, MBE, Elliot K. Fishman, MD   +3 more
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Rhinofacial Entomophthoromycosis: An Emerging Disease?

Indian Journal of Dermatology
Entomophthoromycosis, a rare subset of chronic subcutaneous fungal infection caused by Conidiobolus coronatus and Basidiobolus ranarum. It predominantly affects immunocompetent individuals, mostly men. It is typically seen in tropical countries.
Binodini Behera, Shini Choubey, Minu S. Kani, Chandan Kumar Satpathy   +3 more
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Subcutaneous Granulomatous Inflammation due to Basidiobolomycosis: Case Reports of 3 Patients in Buruli Ulcer Endemic Areas in Benin

Case Reports in Pathology, 2018
Background. Basidiobolomycosis is a rare subcutaneous mycosis, which can be mistaken for several other diseases, such as soft tissue tumors, lymphoma, or Buruli ulcer in the preulcerative stage.
Luc V. C. Brun, Jean Jacques Roux, Ghislain E. Sopoh, Julia Aguiar, Miriam Eddyani, Wayne M. Meyers, Dirk Stubbe, Marie T. Akele Akpo, Françoise Portaels, Bouke C. de Jong   +9 more
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Subcutaneous Phycomycosis in a Child [PDF]

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2009
Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare entity. We hereby report a case of subcutaneous phycomycosis in 18 months old female child who presented with a painless, non-tender swelling on the thigh.
Manjiri R. Naniwadekar, Sunil V. Jagtap, Balkrishna P. Nikam, Kajal D. Sanghavi   +3 more
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