A Very Rare Basidiobolomycosis Case Presented with Cecal Perforation and Concomitant Hepatic Involvement in an Elderly Male Patient: A Case Study

Maisa S. Abduh, Saleh M. Aldaqal, Jaudah Almaghrabi, Murad M. Aljiffry, Hany A. Elbadrawy and Majid A. Alsahafi
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Maisa S. Abduh: Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Saleh M. Aldaqal: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Jaudah Almaghrabi: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Murad M. Aljiffry: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Hany A. Elbadrawy: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Majid A. Alsahafi: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-8

Abstract: This is a case report of Basidiobolomycosis in a 65-year-old male patient from Jizan presenting with colonic perforation and concomitant liver involvement from February 2021 to July 2021. To control the infection, the patient underwent colonic resection and segmental liver resection, as well as three antifungal drugs. The treatment was successful, and the condition was completely resolved.

Keywords: Basidiobolomycosis; subcutaneous phycomycosis; subcutaneous zygomycosis; Saudi Arabia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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