First Culture-proven Gastrointestinal Entermophthoromycosis in the United States: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Mycopathologia

Specialties Microbiology
Pharmacology

Date 1986 Aug 1

PMID 3762659

Citations 10

Authors

J H Schmidt

R J Howard

J L Chen

K K Pierson

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Abstract

The zygomycosis are fungal infections often occurring in compromised hosts. We report the first culture-proven case of a gastrointestinal infection in the United States by Basidiobolus haptosporus (ranarum). The clinical and histological features are noted in order to distinguish this infection from the more widely reported mucormycosis.

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