Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: a report of three cases.
Three cases of gastrointestinal zygomycosis, probably caused by Basidiobolus ranarum, are described. The diagnosis was based on morphology of the fungal elements in infected tissues and histopathologic findings. All the three patients responded favorably to management strategy that included surgical resection of the infected portion of the bowel and institution of specific antifungal therapy.
Geramizadeh
Bita
B
Transplant Research Center, Pathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 71345-1864, Shiraz, Iran. geramib@sums.ac.ir
Modjalal
Mehra
M
Nabai
Shahrbanoo
S
Banani
Abbas
A
Forootan
Hamid Reza
HR
Hooshdaran
Farzad
F
Hooshdaran
Fazlolah
F
Sadeghee
Esmail
E
Alborzee
Abdolvahab
A
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020091:Entomophthorales / Q000254:growth & development; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D025301:Hyphae / Q000254:growth & development; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology