Geotrichum candidum is yeast like fungi that cause infections in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of renal fungal ball with Geotrichum candidum in a 27 yr. old women post-partum. This case to our knowledge is the first case of renal fungal bezoar due to Geotrichum candidum reported in India.

Although bezoars of the gastrointestinal system are most frequently noted in the stomach, they may extend to the small intestine. Trichobezoars are generally seen in young females and most patients have psychiatric disorders. Medical, endoscopic, and surgical treatments are available. However, when the bezoar entirely fills the stomach, surgery is the only option.

Bezoars are accumulated foreign material that forms concretions in the gastrointestinal tract, inducing abdominal pain, constipation, obstruction, and even peritonitis. This case report describes a rare rectal bezoar in a healthy young woman who had recently consumed large quantities of sunflower seeds. A 21-year-old healthy woman was admitted with abdominal pain, rectal pain, and constipation ...

Received January 2008 Accepted May 2008 INTRODUCTION Fungal bezoar of the kidney is a rare clinical entity, usually seen in a diabetic, immunocompromised, or chronic alcoholic patient who has prolonged catheterization.(1) Angio-invasive fungal infections such as aspergillosis are associated with severe renal lesions and kidney failure with high morbidity and mortality rates.(2) We describe a pa...

To cite: Kopke Túlio M, Barreiro P, Bana e Costa T, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215232 DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old woman with an anxiety disorder presented with diarrhoea, rectorrhagia, tenesmus and proctalgia, progressively worsening for the past 2 months, in association with significant weight loss (15% body weight). Physical examina...

The aim of this study was to determine the computed tomography (CT) appearance of small intestine bezoar (SIB). Eight cases of proven SIB were included in this study. Four of these patients had undergone previous abdominal surgeries, including one patient who had undergone gastric surgery, and one patient who had jejunal diverticular disease. Six patients had bezoars in the ileum and two patien...

A bezoar is a gastrointestinal mass developed via the accumulation and hardening of undigested or partially digested materials within the digestive tract. While often seen in the stomach, bezoars are rarely observed in the colon. Although many studies have reported that whole-grain foods have a positive effect on intestinal functions because of their high fiber content,1 a very limited number o...