Colonic basidiobolomycosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Background: Basidiobolus ranarum belongs to the Entomophthorales order and the Zygomycetes class. This fungus is an environmental saprophyte that can be found in soil and rotting vegetables.Primarily restricted to tropical regions including Asia, Africa, and South America.

A high dose of estrogen can improve renal ischemia-reperfusion-induced pulmonary injury in ovariectomized female rats.

Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI) as a pathological process induces remote organ injury such as lung complications and it is regulated in a hormone-dependent manner. This study investigates the effect of estrogen on RIR-induced pulmonary injury in ovariectomized (OV) rats. A total of 60 female Wistar rats were divided into six groups: () intact sham, () OV sham, () OV sham + estradiol valerate (E), () intact ischemia, () OV ischemia, and () OV ischemia + E.