An Infant with Acute Bloody Diarrhea and Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease

J Trop Pediatr. 2021 Jul 2;67(3):fmaa039. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa039.

Abstract

Basidiobolomycosis is a fungal infection caused mainly by Basidiobolus ranarum, a filamentous fungus of the order Entomophthorales and the family Basidiobolaceae. This infection typically involves the skin and soft tissue; however, visceral organ involvement has also been reported. Here, we report a case of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a young child who presented with acute bloody diarrhea which was initially misdiagnosed as intussusception.

Keywords: entomophthorales/isolation and purification; gastrointestinal tract/microbiology; zygomycosis/diagnosis; zygomycosis/microbiology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Diarrhea / drug therapy
  • Diarrhea / etiology
  • Entomophthorales*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Rare Diseases / drug therapy
  • Zygomycosis* / diagnosis
  • Zygomycosis* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents

Supplementary concepts

  • Basidiobolus ranarum
  • entomophthoromycosis