A Very Rare Basidiobolomycosis Case Presented with Cecal Perforation and Concomitant Hepatic Involvement in an Elderly Male Patient: A Case Study

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 14;19(6):3412. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063412.

Abstract

This is a case report of Basidiobolomycosis in a 65-year-old male patient from Jizan presenting with colonic perforation and concomitant liver involvement from February 2021 to July 2021. To control the infection, the patient underwent colonic resection and segmental liver resection, as well as three antifungal drugs. The treatment was successful, and the condition was completely resolved.

Keywords: Basidiobolomycosis; Saudi Arabia; subcutaneous phycomycosis; subcutaneous zygomycosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Entomophthorales*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Perforation* / surgery
  • Male
  • Zygomycosis* / diagnosis
  • Zygomycosis* / drug therapy
  • Zygomycosis* / surgery

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents

Supplementary concepts

  • entomophthoromycosis