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Case Report • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 50 (05) • Sep-Oct 2017 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0057-2017   copy

Colonic basidiobolomycosis with liver involvement masquerading as gastrointestinal lymphoma: a case report and literature review

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Abstract

Basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal skin infection that rarely involves the gastrointestinal tract. This study reported a 5-year-old boy with gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis that had been misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal lymphoma. He was treated by surgical resection and a combination of posaconazole and amphotericin B deoxycholate with an acceptable response and no recurrence.

Keywords:
Basidiobolomycosis; Lymphoma; Gastrointestinal

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