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INVASIVE GASTROINTESTINAL BASIDIOBOLUS RANARUM INFECTION IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT CHILD

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2003
A case of invasive gastrointestinal Basidiobolus ranarum infection involving the cecum, appendix, right colon, liver and abdominal lymph nodes is reported in a 12-year-old child. This is the second case of culture-proved gastrointestinal B. ranarum infection reported to date in a pediatric patient.
Noshin, Wasim Yusuf, Hasan M, Assaf, Nathaniel A, Rotowa   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A fatal pseudo-tumour: disseminated basidiobolomycosis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2006
Background Basidiobolomycosis is a rare disease caused by the fungus Basidiobolus ranarum, member of the class Zygomycetes, order Entomophthorales, found worldwide.
Bemelman Willem A, van Leeuwen Jeannouel, van Ketel Ruud J, Noorduyn L Arnold, van den Berk Guido EL, Prins Jan M   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

When Infection Masquerades as Malignancy: Fatal Basidiobolomycosis Presenting as Suspected Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Child. [PDF]

Case Rep Pediatr
Background Basidiobolomycosis is an uncommon fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum, primarily impacting immunocompetent children in tropical areas. Its indolent presentation and radiologic mimicking to soft tissue cancers often result in misdiagnosis and delayed antifungal treatment. Case Presentation We report the case of a 10‐year‐old child
Amoako E, Jimah BB, Tagoe LG, Taylor RR, Awuku L, Lomotey P, Bockarie Y, Ulzen-Appiah K, Sarkodie BD, Inkoom L.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mucormycotic Granuloma Possibly Due to Basidiobolus ranarum [PDF]

BMJ: British Medical Journal, 1960
W st c symmers, W S Symmers
exaly   +3 more sources

Subcutaneous Zygomycosis Basidiobolomycosis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2001
Subcutaneous zygomycosis, also known as basidiobolomycosis, is a rare disease caused by the fungus Basidiobolus ranarum. Since its first description in 1954, may cases have been reported. In India, so far only few cases have been described.
Sethuraman G, Kuruvilla Susan, Joseph Lenikumar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disseminated Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: A Case Report with Review of Diagnostic Clues. [PDF]

Case Rep Med
Introduction. Basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by an environmental saprophyte, Basidiobolus ranarum. It usually presents as a chronic subcutaneous infection; however, few cases of gastrointestinal involvement have been reported. The exact transmission route of gastrointestinal cases is not clear, and diagnosis always requires a high
Soleimani N, Anbardar MH, Nikoupour H, Derakhshan F, Shafiekhani M, Mohammadzadeh S, Sakhaei SM, Farhadi M.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Subcutaneous Phycomycosis in a Child

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
doaj   +1 more source

Atmospheric pollution, soil nutrients and climate effects on Mucoromycota arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 24, Issue 8, Page 3390-3404, August 2022., 2022
Summary Fine root endophyte mycorrhizal fungi in the Endogonales (Mucoromycota arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, M‐AMF) are now recognized as at least as important globally as Glomeromycota AMF (G‐AMF), yet little is known about the environmental factors which influence M‐AMF diversity and colonization, partly because they typically only co‐colonize plants
J. Kowal, E. Arrigoni, S. Jarvis, S. Zappala, E. Forbes, M. I. Bidartondo, L. M. Suz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis in a Child

JPGN Reports, Volume 2, Issue 3, August 2021., 2021
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is unusual, rare, and emerging fungal infection. It is caused by Basidiobolus ranarum. Unlike other fungal infections, B ranarum affects immunocompetent individuals with potentially grave sequelae if unrecognized. GIB is difficult to be diagnosed due to unspecific clinical presentation.
Fat'hiya Al Harthy, Omaima Al Kalbani, Mohammed Al Masqri, Ahmed Al Dhuhli, Khoula Al Said   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The utility of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of fungal infections in children: a narrative review

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 68, Issue 1, Page 75-85, March 2021., 2021
This narrative review has identified literature related to the screening of children with suspected fungal infections using ultrasound. These children are often immunocompromised, be it because of a viral infection, an oncological cause or as neonates with immature immune systems.
Henry Sungkana, Christopher Edwards, Tristan Reddan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source