title: Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: mimicking Crohns disease case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is an unusual fungal infection that manifests in the skin and rarely involves other systems. All of the few cases of GIB reported so far were diagnosed with difficulty, necessitating laparotomy and resection of the inflamed part of the bowel. We report a child with GIB who was successfully diagnosed endoscopically without surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Khalid AlSaleem, Department of Pediatrics,, MBC 58 King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211,, Saudi Arabia, M: 966-505445487, ksaleem@kfshrc.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: AlSaleem
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Mehaidib
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banemai
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: bin-Hussain
authors.forename: Mousa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faqih
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Mehmadi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D020091:Entomophthorales / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology