Visceral basidiobolomycosis: An overlooked infection in immunocompetent children

• Main Authors: Parkash Mandhan (Author), Kamal Osman Hassan (Author), Sandra Moustafa Samaan (Author), Mansour J Ali (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Visceral basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal infection of viscera caused by saprophyte Basidiobolus ranarum. It is very rare in healthy children and poses a diagnostic challenge due to the non-specific clinical presentation and the absence of predisposing factors. We report a case of gastrointes...