Document
A six-year-old girl with bloody diarrhea due to a rare cause.
Identifier
DOI 10.5001/omj.2024.67
Source
Oman Medical Journal, v. 39, no. 3, e642 p. [1-3].
Contributors
Country
Oman
City
Muscat
Publisher
Oman Medical Specialty Board.
Gregorian
2024-05-01
Language
English
Subject
English abstract
This case discusses a six-year-old girl who presented with a two-month history of bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia, and weight loss. After the failure of conventional treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis, a rare fungal infection caused by *Basidiobolus ranarum*, was considered. She was transitioned to antifungal treatment with itraconazole, which led to significant improvement. The case highlights the importance of distinguishing this rare infection from other inflammatory conditions to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.
ISSN
1999-768X (Print)
2070-5204 (Electronic)
Category
Journal articles