Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis as a Rare Etiology of Bowel Obstruction

Authors: ALIREZA FAHIMZAD, ABDOLLAH KARIMI, SEDIGHEH RAFIEE TABATABAEI, MAHBUBEH GERAMI ZADEH

Abstract: Basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal infection that manifests in the skin and rarely involves the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis is rarely reported in the medical literature. We report a 1.5-year-old boy from the south of Iran with bowel obstruction which was diagnosed as gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis.

Keywords: Basidiobolomycosis, bowel obstruction, fungal infection, children

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