title: Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: First case report from Oman and literature review.
abstract: Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is a rare fungal infection with few reported cases worldwide. We report here the first case diagnosed in Oman in a previously healthy 5-year-old Omani female child who had been thought initially to have an abdominal malignancy. The case was referred to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in July 2012. She was treated successfully with surgical resection and prolonged antifungal therapy (voriconazole). Physicians, including clinicians, radiologists and pathologists, should have a high index of suspicion for GIB when a patient presents with an abdominal mass and fever.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
authors.forename: Amal S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Al-Maani
authors.affiliation: Departments of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jardani
authors.affiliation: Surgery, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
authors.forename: Madhavan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.affiliation: Pathology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Lawati
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
authors.forename: Sheikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Baluishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ibrahim B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Hussain
keywords: Case Report; Child; Entomophthorales; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Mycoses; Oman; Zygomycosis