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Unusual fungal infection

MedGen UID:
1693742
•Concept ID:
C5139079
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Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0020100

Definition

An unusual fungal infection that is regarded as a sign of a pathological susceptibility to infection by a fungal agent. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Paecilomyces cellulitis in a renal transplant patient: successful treatment with intravenous miconazole.
Harris LF, Dan BM, Lefkowitz LB Jr, Alford RH
South Med J 1979 Jul;72(7):897-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-197907000-00046. PMID: 377509

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Candida glabrata: an unusual fungal infection following a total hip replacement.
Hall RL, Frost RM, Vasukutty NL, Minhas H
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Sep 24;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006491. PMID: 23008369Free PMC Article
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: an unusual fungal infection mimicking colon cancer.
Nemenqani D, Yaqoob N, Khoja H, Al Saif O, Amra NK, Amr SS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009 Dec;133(12):1938-42. doi: 10.5858/133.12.1938. PMID: 19961248
Pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis.
Al Jarie A, Al-Mohsen I, Al Jumaah S, Al Hazmi M, Al Zamil F, Al Zahrani M, Al Modovar E, Al Dayel F, Al Arishii H, Shehrani D, Martins J, Al Mehaidib A, Rossi L, Olaiyan I, Le Quesne G, Al-Mazrou A
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2003 Nov;22(11):1007-14. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000095166.94823.11. PMID: 14614376
Trichosporonosis, an unusual fungal infection in neonates.
Salazar GE, Campbell JR
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002 Feb;21(2):161-5. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200202000-00016. PMID: 11840086
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis-Arizona, 1994-1999.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1999 Aug 20;48(32):710-3. PMID: 21033182

Diagnosis

Pediatric intussusception due to basidiobolomycosis: a case report and literature review.
Aljehani SM, Zaidan TID, AlHarbi NO, Allahyani BH, Zouaoui BR, Alsaidalan RH, Aljohani SM
BMC Pediatr 2022 Jul 20;22(1):427. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03495-9. PMID: 35854289Free PMC Article
Rhinofacialentomophthoromycosis.
Menon S, Pujary K, Kudva R, Ramaswamy B
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 22;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223608. PMID: 29572369Free PMC Article
Pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis.
Al Jarie A, Al-Mohsen I, Al Jumaah S, Al Hazmi M, Al Zamil F, Al Zahrani M, Al Modovar E, Al Dayel F, Al Arishii H, Shehrani D, Martins J, Al Mehaidib A, Rossi L, Olaiyan I, Le Quesne G, Al-Mazrou A
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2003 Nov;22(11):1007-14. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000095166.94823.11. PMID: 14614376
Basidiobolomycosis: an unusual fungal infection mimicking inflammatory bowel disease.
Pasha TM, Leighton JA, Smilack JD, Heppell J, Colby TV, Kaufman L
Gastroenterology 1997 Jan;112(1):250-4. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(97)70242-7. PMID: 8978366
Adiaspiromycosis: an unusual fungal infection of the lung. Report of 11 cases.
England DM, Hochholzer L
Am J Surg Pathol 1993 Sep;17(9):876-86. PMID: 8352373

Therapy

Pediatric intussusception due to basidiobolomycosis: a case report and literature review.
Aljehani SM, Zaidan TID, AlHarbi NO, Allahyani BH, Zouaoui BR, Alsaidalan RH, Aljohani SM
BMC Pediatr 2022 Jul 20;22(1):427. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03495-9. PMID: 35854289Free PMC Article
Clinical and radiological features of an unusual fungal infection of shoulder.
Kothari PP, Ambulgekar RK, Kandhari VK, Bhatia DN
ANZ J Surg 2019 Mar;89(3):E87-E89. Epub 2017 May 14 doi: 10.1111/ans.14024. PMID: 28503783
Rhinofacialentomophthoromycosis.
Menon S, Pujary K, Kudva R, Ramaswamy B
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 22;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223608. PMID: 29572369Free PMC Article
Ileocolonic Basidiobolomycosis in a Child: An Unusual Fungal Infection.
Saeed A, Alsarkhy A, Asmi MA, Mouzan ME, Hamid Y, Assiri A
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2017 Aug;27(8):508-510. PMID: 28903846
Candida glabrata: an unusual fungal infection following a total hip replacement.
Hall RL, Frost RM, Vasukutty NL, Minhas H
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Sep 24;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006491. PMID: 23008369Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis: A Necrotising Soft Tissue Infection with Poor Prognosis.
Dogra P, Singla N, Kaushik R, Singh S, Gupta V
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2023;23(6):e040523216523. doi: 10.2174/1871526523666230504114801. PMID: 37150984
Ileocolonic Basidiobolomycosis in a Child: An Unusual Fungal Infection.
Saeed A, Alsarkhy A, Asmi MA, Mouzan ME, Hamid Y, Assiri A
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2017 Aug;27(8):508-510. PMID: 28903846
Nosocomial Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis: Two Cases with a Temporal Relationship.
Sánchez-Gil J, Guirao-Arrabal E, Parra-García GD, Luzón-García MDP, Fe Bautista-Marín M, Barayobre-Barayobre M, Fontalba-Navas A
Mycopathologia 2017 Oct;182(9-10):933-935. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s11046-017-0164-2. PMID: 28639065
Visceral basidiobolomycosis: An overlooked infection in immunocompetent children.
Mandhan P, Hassan KO, Samaan SM, Ali MJ
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2015 Jul-Sep;12(3):193-6. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.170218. PMID: 26612126Free PMC Article
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: an unusual fungal infection mimicking colon cancer.
Nemenqani D, Yaqoob N, Khoja H, Al Saif O, Amra NK, Amr SS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009 Dec;133(12):1938-42. doi: 10.5858/133.12.1938. PMID: 19961248

Clinical prediction guides

Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a child; an unusual fungal infection mimicking fistulising Crohn's disease.
Saadah OI, Farouq MF, Daajani NA, Kamal JS, Ghanem AT
J Crohns Colitis 2012 Apr;6(3):368-72. Epub 2011 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.10.008. PMID: 22405176
Fungaemia due to Cryptococcus laurentii as a complication of immunosuppressive therapy--a case report.
Furman-Kuklińska K, Naumnik B, Myśliwiec M
Adv Med Sci 2009;54(1):116-9. doi: 10.2478/v10039-009-0014-7. PMID: 19482727

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