A case of pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis mimicking Crohn`s disease. A review of pediatric literature

Saudi Med J. 2013 Oct;34(10):1068-72.

Abstract

Basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum. The vast majority of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis cases were reported from tropical and subtropical regions. We report a Saudi pediatric patient with ileal basidiobolomycosis and initial clinical presentation mimicking acute appendicitis before being misdiagnosed as Crohn's disease. Our case is the first to report effective treatment of pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis using voriconazole mono-therapy. In addition, we present extensive review of pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in medical literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Crohn Disease / diagnosis*
  • Crohn Disease / drug therapy
  • Crohn Disease / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Voriconazole
  • Zygomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Zygomycosis / drug therapy
  • Zygomycosis / physiopathology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Voriconazole

Supplementary concepts

  • Pediatric Crohn's disease