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Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis treated with posaconazole

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: A 67 year-old Caucasian male from Arizona presented with indolent symptoms of intestinal obstruction and hydronephrosis, found at surgery to be caused by a mass involving the terminal ileum and cecum, extending into the posterior abdominal wall and obstructing the right ureter. Histopathology was diagnostic of basidiobolomycosis. PCR of tissue and sequencing identified the fungus as, Basidiobolus ranarum. During one year of posaconazole treatment, the residual mass shrank, hydronephrosis was relieved and peripheral eosinophilia resolved.

Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.11.001

Authors: Stacey R. Rose, Mark D. Lindsley, Steven F. Hurst, Christopher D. Paddock, Thara Damodaran, John Bennett

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sisters of Mercy Health System

Language: English

Topic: Infectious Diseases and Mycology

Subfield: Small Animals

Field: Veterinary

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $650