Successful Treatment of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis with Voriconazole without Surgical Intervention
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A Case Report of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis Treated With Voriconazole
INTRODUCTION Basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal disease that rarely involves the visceral organs such as gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) has been increasingly reported in the literature, and it is an emerging disease from arid regions worldwide, in particular, the south-western Saudi Arabia. We report a case of GIB in a 36-year-old Saudi Arabian male patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmu047