Hepatic Basidiobolomycosis Masquerading As Cholangiocarcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal J Liver Cancer

Date 2023 Aug 16

PMID 37587037

Authors

Roopali Sehrawat

Nalini Bansal

Ajitabh Srivastava

Dharmender Malik

Vivek Vij

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Abstract

Basidiobolus ranarum is known to cause subcutaneous mycoses; however, rare cases of hepatic and gastrointestinal involvement by basidiobolomycosis have been reported. Hepatic basidiobolomycosis may be confused with a carcinoma on imaging, and histological examination and fungal culture can help distinguish between these two. We report a rare case of basidiobolomycosis in a 16-year-old male with liver and gastrointestinal involvement.

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