title: Pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis.
abstract: Basidiobolomycosisis an unusual fungal infection that manifests in the skin and rarely involves other systems including the gastrointestinal tract. We retrospectively reviewed records of six pediatric patients (< or =14 years of age) diagnosed with gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis from March 2000 to March 2002. Four patients came from the same region, suggesting environmental exposure. Basidiobolomycosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in pediatric patients presenting with abdominal mass and eosinophilia.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Al Jarie
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Al-Mohsen
authors: Suliman
authors: S
authors: Al  Jumaah
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Al Hazmi
authors: Fahad
authors: F
authors: Al Zamil
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Al Zahrani
authors: Edna
authors: E
authors: Al Modovar
authors: Fouad
authors: F
authors: Al Dayel
authors: Haider
authors: H
authors: Al Arishii
authors: Dayel
authors: D
authors: Shehrani
authors: Jena
authors: J
authors: Martins
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Al Mehaidib
authors: Ljubomir
authors: L
authors: Rossi
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Olaiyan
authors: Garry
authors: G
authors: Le Quesne
authors: Abdulrahman
authors: A
authors: Al-Mazrou
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020091:Entomophthorales; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy