An Infant with Acute Bloody Diarrhea and Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease

Basidiobolomycosis is a fungal infection caused mainly by Basidiobolus ranarum, a filamentous fungus of the order Entomophthorales and the family Basidiobolaceae. This infection typically involves the skin and soft tissue; however, visceral organ involvement has also been reported. Here, we report a case of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a young child who presented with acute bloody diarrhea which was initially misdiagnosed as intussusception.

Keywords: entomophthorales/isolation and purification; gastrointestinal tract/microbiology; zygomycosis/diagnosis; zygomycosis/microbiology.