title: Invasive retroperitoneal infection due to Basidiobolus ranarum with response to potassium iodide--case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of invasive retroperitoneal zygomycotic infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum in a healthy 8-year-old boy. The youngster responded dramatically to potassium iodide. The clinical and pathological features are reviewed to highlight the problems encountered in the management of this rare infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nazir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pervaiz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moazam
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004773:Entomophthora; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide