First culture-proven gastrointestinal entermophthoromycosis in the United States: a case report and review of the literature.
The zygomycosis are fungal infections often occurring in compromised hosts. We report the first culture-proven case of a gastrointestinal infection in the United States by Basidiobolus haptosporus (ranarum). The clinical and histological features are noted in order to distinguish this infection from the more widely reported mucormycosis.
D000368:Aged; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014481:United States