Pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis.
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.
Al Jarie
Ahmed
A
Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Mohsen
Ibrahim
I
Al  Jumaah
Suliman
S
Al Hazmi
Mohammed
M
Al Zamil
Fahad
F
Al Zahrani
Mohammed
M
Al Modovar
Edna
E
Al Dayel
Fouad
F
Al Arishii
Haider
H
Shehrani
Dayel
D
Martins
Jena
J
Al Mehaidib
Ali
A
Rossi
Ljubomir
L
Olaiyan
Ibrahim
I
Le Quesne
Garry
G
Al-Mazrou
Abdulrahman
A
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