Disseminated angioinvasive basidiobolomycosis with a favourable outcome.

Med Mycol Case Rep

Department of Surgery, PSMMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Published: December 2018

Basidiobolomycosis, a rare fungal infection, is of worldwide distribution but areas commonly involved include the tropical areas of Africa, USA and South East Asia. 88% of the cases are reported among patients younger than 20 years. Many of the case reports in Saudi Arabia are from Tohama area where our patient lives. The diagnosis tends to be overlooked as the presentation may mimic colonic carcinoma in adults or inflammatory bowel diseases and tuberculosis in both children and adults. Angioinvasion seen in our patient is extremely rare suggesting the diagnosis of mucormycosis and resulting in a delay in choosing the most appropriate treatment. We report this case to remind physicians and surgeons to consider this diagnosis in patients from endemic area presenting with such conditions.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097276PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.08.001DOI Listing

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