Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in children: an overlooked emerging infection?
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Pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis.
Basidiobolomycosisis an unusual fungal infection that manifests in the skin and rarely involves other systems including the gastrointestinal tract. We retrospectively reviewed records of six pediatric patients (< or =14 years of age) diagnosed with gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis from March 2000 to March 2002. Four patients came from the same region, suggesting environmental exposure. Basid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.028670-0