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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.
Sc Parija, Devinder Mohan Thappa
exaly   +3 more sources

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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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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Colonic Basidiobolomycosis—An Unusual Presentation of Eosinophilic Intestinal Inflammation [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal disease caused by Basidiobolus ranarum. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is unusual and poses both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, as clinical signs are non-specific and predisposing risk factors are ...
Elena Kurteva, Alasdair Bamford, Kate Cross, Tom Watson, Catherine Owens, Fanlek Cheng, John Hartley, Kathryn Harris, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Keith Lindley, Samantha Levine, Jutta Köglmeier   +11 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 ...
Karen Carroll, Samowitz Wade
exaly   +3 more sources

Basidiobolus ranarum induced keratitis – A rare case report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports
Basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum, an environmental saprophyte. This case illustrates a rare presentation of B. ranarum keratitis in an elderly male following exposure to contaminated water.
Krishna Gogoi, Balmukund Agarwal, Monika Raj   +2 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 zygomycosis: A report of one case responding excellently to potassium iodide

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2015
Subcutaneous Zygomycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum. Though this entity is endemic in South India, limited numbers of cases have been reported from this part of the country.
Ashim Kr Mondal, Abhijit Saha, Joly Seth, Soumya Mukherjee   +3 more
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Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: Beware of the great masquerade a case report

IDCases, 2019
Basidiobolomycosis is rare infection caused by the saprophytic fungus Basidiobolus ranarum. Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis is an infrequent, albeit, increasingly reported, emerging form of the disease and typically affects immunocompetent ...
A. Balkhair, A. Al Wahaibi, H. Al-Qadhi, A. Al-Harthy, R. Lakhtakia, W. Rasool, S. Ibrahim   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources