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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2020; 12(04): 281-284
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721149
Case Series

Challenging Presentations of Seven Cases of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis in Sudan: Clinical Features, Histology, Imaging, and Recommendations

Sawsan A. Mohammed
1   Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Azza A. Abdelsatir
2   Histocenter, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Mohamed Abdellatif
3   Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Suliman Hussein Suliman
4   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Omer Mohammed Ibrahim Elbasheer
5   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Awad Rhmattalla Abdalla
4   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Abubakr H. Widattalla
4   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Safeya Ahmed M. Tamimeldar
6   Department of Postgraduate Medical Studies, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Abdelgadir A. Amin
7   Pathology Department, Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Khartoum, Sudan
,
Mohamed H. Ahmed
8   Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
,
Ali Mohammed Abdelsatir
2   Histocenter, Khartoum, Sudan
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Abstracts

Basidiobolomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum which affects the skin and subcutaneous tissue and rarely the gastrointestinal tract. We report seven cases of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis with interesting clinical, radiological, and histological presentations. To our knowledge, this is the first case series of abdominal basidiobolomycosis to be reported from Sudan.

Keywords

basidiobolomycosis - gastrointestinal - Sudan


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Article published online:
30 December 2020

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