| septal ultrastructure in basidiobolus ranarum. | | 1975 | 1168375 |
| [growth and sporulation of 6 species of entomophthorales. ii. effect of various nitrogen sources]. | growth and sporulation of entomophthora near obscura, e. destruens, e. near thaxteriana, e. virulenta, basidiobolus ranarum and conidiobolus osmodes were studied in solid synthetic media containing various nitrogen sources at 0,33 g n/liter. thirty two nitrogen sources representing nitrates, ammonium salts, amino acids and protein hydrolysates were tested. e. near obscura did not grow on any medium. protein hydrolysates, ammonium salts and ten of the sixteen amino acids tested were the best nitr ... | 1975 | 1207719 |
| immunodiffusion test for diagnosing basidiobolomycosis. | an immunodiffusion test was developed for the diagnosis of basidiobolomycosis. when culture filtrate antigen (cfa) from basidiobolus ranarum was reacted against two human patient and two rabbit antisera, 2 precipitin bands, inner (n) and outer (y), were revealed for both patient and rabbit antisera. a line of identity was also observed between precipitin bands obtained with patient and rabbit sera. when cfa from b. ranarum (b cfa) was reacted against rabbit sera which contained antibody to conid ... | 1992 | 1528227 |
| an epizootic of cutaneous zygomycosis in cultured dwarf african clawed frogs (hymenochirus curtipes) due to basidiobolus ranarum. | morbidity and mortality approaching 100% occurred in dwarf african clawed frogs (hymenochirus curtipes) from a culture facility in central california. moribund frogs exhibited preference for a terrestrial environment rather than their normal aquatic environment. affected animals had a slight pallor of the integument but were otherwise grossly unremarkable. microscopic examination revealed a fungal infection of the integument primarily characterized by the presence of surface and intra-epidermal ... | 1991 | 1941429 |
| immunodiffusion test for serodiagnosing subcutaneous zygomycosis. | culture filtrate antigens of basidiobolus ranarum and conidiobolus coronatus were analyzed by immunodiffusion (id) with homologous rabbit antisera. b. ranarum and c. coronatus were each found to have five specific antigens. results of tests with heterologous antisera indicated that all of the species shared at least one antigen. id tests incorporating the specific precipitin bands as references were developed for detection of basidiobolomycosis and conidiobolomycosis. these tests were performed ... | 1990 | 2121787 |
| immunological separation of entomophthorales genera. | exoantigens from erynia neoaphidis, conidiobolus major, c. thromboides, c. obscurus, zoophthora radicans, and basidiobolus ranarum were obtained from culture filtrates of fungal material grown in a yeast extract, peptone dialysate, dextrose medium and were tested against specific hyperimmune antisera prepared from e. neoaphidis, c. major, c. thromboides, and b. ranarum by the immunodiffusion technique. specific precipitins were observed for e. neoaphidis and b. ranarum, while cross-reactions wer ... | 1989 | 2498433 |
| conidiobolus coronatus infection treated with ketoconazole. | we describe a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by conidiobolus coronatus of six years' duration. following treatment failure using potassium iodide, the patient responded with ketoconazole therapy. she remained well three years following therapy. brazilian cases of subcutaneous infections caused by c coronatus and basidiobolus ranarum are reviewed. | 1988 | 3046498 |
| comparative antigenic studies of species of basidiobolus and other medically important fungi. | an immunodiffusion technique was used to evaluate the antigenic relationship of various pathogenic and saprobic basidiobolus spp., conidiobolus spp., isolates of the order mucorales, and several other medically important nonzygomycetous fungi. the antiserum to basidiobolus haptosporus shared two lines of identity, designated inner (n) and outer (y), when tested against exoantigens of known strains of b. haptosporus and basidiobolus ranarum as well as exoantigens of a human nigerian isolate and s ... | 1986 | 3084553 |
| effects of acenaphthene on nuclear division of basidiobolus ranarum. | | 1974 | 4601643 |
| effects of griseofulvin on the mitotic cycle of the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. | | 1974 | 4836261 |
| ultrastructure of mitochondria and crystal-containing bodies in mature ballistospores of the fungus basidiobolus ranarum as revealed by freeze-etching. | by using the freeze-etch technique, a regular pattern on both sides of the outer mitochondrial membrane can be demonstrated in mature spores of basidiobolus ranarum. bands consisting of 5 to 10 parallel ridges, each of which is 20 nm wide, envelop the outer as well as the inner side of this membrane. hexagonal crystals, probably representing stored protein, are enclosed in special bodies with a very smooth surrounding unit membrane. the crystals are formed by parallel rods which consist of globu ... | 1968 | 4881705 |
| cellular effects from microbeam irradiation of basidiobolus ranarum with a laser. | | 1970 | 4914390 |
| comments on the distribution of basidiobolus ranarum. | | 1970 | 5448287 |
| some chemical constituents of cell-bound and extracellular polysaccharide of basidiobolus ranarum, isolated from nature, and b. meristosporus, isolated from subcutaneous phycomycosis. | | 1967 | 6048620 |
| prevalence of basidiobolus ranarum eidam in the intestinal tract of an insectivorous bat, rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei gray, in delhi. | the prevalance of basidiobolus ranarum eidam is reported from the intestinal contents of 14 (7%) of 200 bats belonging to rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei gray ('the lesser rat-tailed bat'), an insectivorous species captured from delhi area. eleven of the positive bats were captured during august/september whereas the remaining three came from collections made during november or april. no macroscopic or microscopic lesions were found in the intestine of the bats yielding b. ranarum. this is belie ... | 1984 | 6540480 |
| [entomophthoromycoses in madagascar (three cases)]. | the authors present three new cases of entomophthoromycosis observed in madagascar: two cases of subcutaneous entomophthoromycosis without isolation of germ. an immunofluorescence technique showed the basidiobolus ranarum to be the real cause. one case of rhinoentomophthoromycosis with isolation of conidiobolus coronatus (first isolation in madagascar). | 1994 | 7575044 |
| first human culture-proven australian case of entomophthoromycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum. | the first human case of entomophthoromycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum in australia is described. upon first presentation this rare disease was not recognized, but microscopy of biopsy sections and identification of the fungal isolate allowed this condition to be identified. treatment with fluconazole was successful. | 1994 | 7965493 |
| the fluorescence brightener rylux bsu induces dimorphism in basidiobolus ranarum. | the fluorescence brightener rylux bsu (rbsu) showed an affinity for polysaccharide components of cell walls and accumulated in the extension zones of hyphal apices in basidiobolus ranarum. it inhibited the polarized growth of mycelial hyphae and induced isotropic growth resulting in spherical thick-walled cells up to 456 microm in diameter. on the inner cell wall surface, massive protuberances were formed. the cell wall and protuberances were positive in pas and the grocott method and stained wi ... | 1993 | 8262451 |
| effect of the fluorescent brightener rylux bsu on the cell wall chitin content in basidiobolus ranarum. | in basidiobolus ranarum an artificial cell dimorphism was found if cultivated in presence of rylux bsu previously. we have found an increase of glucosamine content in purified cell walls of basidiobolus ranarum grown in presence of rylux bsu in sga. the relative increase in glucosamine content did correspond with the increase of rylux bsu present in sga. the results are discussed with the conclusion that not only the chitin synthesis but also the mechanisms of polarized growth are influenced if ... | 1994 | 8714086 |
| basidiobolomycosis: an unusual fungal infection mimicking inflammatory bowel disease. | basidiobolus ranarum is a fungus belonging to the entomophthoraceae family and is mainly associated with subcutaneous soft tissue infection. the disease is usually characterized by an insidious onset of massive induration of the subcutaneous tissue involving the limbs, trunk, or buttocks. most cases of basidiobolomycosis have been reported from africa, south america, and tropical asia. visceral involvement is extremely rare. only 4 cases with involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, including ... | 1997 | 8978366 |
| invasive retroperitoneal infection due to basidiobolus ranarum with response to potassium iodide--case report and review of the literature. | we report a case of invasive retroperitoneal zygomycotic infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum in a healthy 8-year-old boy. the youngster responded dramatically to potassium iodide. the clinical and pathological features are reviewed to highlight the problems encountered in the management of this rare infection. | 1997 | 9230980 |
| relationships of the insect-pathogenic order entomophthorales (zygomycota, fungi) based on phylogenetic analyses of nuclear small subunit ribosomal dna sequences (ssu rdna). | we sequenced the nuclear small subunit of ribosomal dna (ssu rdna) from seven species within the insect-pathogenic order entomophthorales. these sequences were aligned with other published ssu rdna sequences and phylogenies were inferred using phenetic and cladistic methods. based on three different phylogenetic methods the entomophthorales (excluding basidiobolus ranarum) is monophyletic; b. ranarum was more closely related to chytrids from chytridiales and neocallimasticales than to entomophth ... | 1998 | 9756713 |
| causes of mortality of the wyoming toad. | wyoming toads (bufo baxteri) that died from january 1989 to june 1996 were submitted to the wyoming state veterinary laboratory (laramie, wyoming, usa) for postmortem evaluation. these consisted of 108 free-ranging toads and 170 animals from six captive populations. ninety-seven (90%) of 108 free-ranging toad carcasses were submitted during september and october. from 1989 to 1992, 27 (77%) of 35 mortalities in the captive populations occurred in october, november, and december. from 1993 to 199 ... | 1999 | 10073345 |
| experimental exposure of canadian toads to basidiobolus ranarum. | experimental transmission of the fungus basidiobolus ranarum was induced in two treatment groups of canadian toads (bufo hemiophrys) and caused a fatal mycotic dermatitis. seven of 10 (70%) toads that had their ventral skin mildly abraded and exposed to b. ranarum developed hyperemia, and sloughing of their ventral skin and died. toads with abraded ventral skin or exposure to infected skin also were affected statistically at a higher rate than those with abraded skin and exposure to pure culture ... | 1999 | 10073346 |
| mortality of captive canadian toads from basidiobolus ranarum mycotic dermatitis. | twenty-six adult free-ranging canadian toads (bufo hemiophrys) were collected from northeastern north dakota (usa) during the last week of august 1994 and placed in captivity. during late december and january 1995, 21 canadian toads died. clinical signs included increased time sitting in water bowls, darkened dorsal skin, constant arching of their backs, and hyperemia and sloughing of ventral epidermis. the condition progressively worsened until death occurred within 5 to 7 days after onset of c ... | 1999 | 10073347 |
| isolation of basidiobolus ranarum from ectotherms in antwerp zoo with special reference to characterization of the isolated strains. | ten basidiobolus ranarum (= basidiobolus haptosporus) strains, isolated from faeces of 102 different lower vertebrates (ectotherms) exhibited in antwerp zoo, or from their environment were studied for their temperature requirements, haemolysis and other enzyme activities in vitro. all isolates grew well at 25 and 37 degrees c. three strains that produced undulated zygospore walls were haemolytic and positive for hyaluronidase. all the isolates produced urease, n-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, tryp ... | 1999 | 10424099 |
| gastrointestinal zygomycotic infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum: case report and review. | basidiobolus species are filamentous fungi belonging to the order entomophthorales. unlike other zygomycetes, basidiobolus species have been mainly associated with a tropical form of subcutaneous zygomycosis in otherwise healthy individuals. visceral disease caused by this pathogen is rare, but cases of gastrointestinal infection with basidiobolus ranarum have been reported worldwide. in many of these reports, the inflammatory disease of the colon has been confused with crohn's disease. we repor ... | 1999 | 10451160 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis. morphologic findings in a cluster of six cases. | we describe the histopathologic features of 6 cases of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis examined at 4 phoenix, az, area hospitals during the last 4 years. resected stomach and intestinal specimens were characterized by marked mural thickening with fibrosis, prominent tissue eosinophil infiltration and palisading granulomatous inflammation around pale fungal hyphae. in 2 cases, there was colonic perforation. basidiobolus ranarum hyphae (associated with spore-like spherules in 4 cases) were ide ... | 1999 | 10549247 |
| a review of zygomycosis due to basidiobolus ranarum. | zygomycosis due to basidiobolus ranarum (entomophthoromycosis basidiobolae, subcutaneous zygomycosis, subcutaneous phycomycosis, basidiobolomycosis) is a granulomatous infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues characterized by the formation of fluctuant firm and non-tender swellings, generally on the extremities, trunk and rarely other parts of the body. the causative agent is common in soil, decaying vegetable matter, and the gastrointestinal tracts of amphibians, reptiles, fish and bats. ... | 1999 | 10669127 |
| comparison of chitin content in the apical and distal parts of fungal hyphae in basidiobolus ranarum, neurospora crassa and coprinus sterquilinus. | primary cell wall is synthesized in the growth zone of hyphal apex in fungi and rigidified during maturation along the newly formed hypha. cross-linking of cell-wall components and self-assembly of individual polysaccharide chains into microfibrils are supposed to be involved in the rigidification process. we determined the relative chitin content in the cell wall of hyphal tips and distal walls of three fungal species and demonstrated a general increase in relative chitin content in mature cell ... | 1999 | 10983235 |
| thamnocephalis quadrupedata (mucorales) as a mycoparasite of the entomophthoraceous fungus basidiobolus ranarum. | a mycoparasite identified as thamnocephalis quadrupedata (mucorales) was observed on cultures of the frog dung fungus, basidiobolus ranarum. the parasitic fungus, t. quadrupedata possessed infection hyphae with appressoria and penetrating hyphae to attack their host prey and adhere firmly to the surface. the invasion was often by slender infection hyphae or infecting pegs which grew from the appressoria and penetrated the chitin-protein cuticle by both mechanical pressure and exocellular enzymes ... | 2000 | 11077969 |
| basidiobolus ranarum as an etiologic agent of gastrointestinal zygomycosis. | basidiobolus ranarum is a known cause of subcutaneous zygomycosis. recently, its etiologic role in gastrointestinal infections has been increasingly recognized. while the clinical presentation of the subcutaneous disease is quite characteristic and the disease is easy to diagnose, gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis poses diagnostic difficulties; its clinical presentation is nonspecific, there are no identifiable risk factors, and all age groups are susceptible. the case of gastrointestinal basi ... | 2001 | 11376094 |
| antimicrobial peptide defenses against pathogens associated with global amphibian declines. | global declines of amphibian populations are a source of great concern. several pathogens that can infect the skin have been implicated in the declines. the pathogen most frequently associated with recent die-offs is a chytrid fungus, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. a second fungus, basidiobolus ranarum, was isolated from declining populations of wyoming toads. a third pathogen, aeromonas hydrophila, is an opportunistic bacterium found in healthy frogs, but capable of inducing disease. among the ... | 2002 | 11687264 |
| development of a nested polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection and identification of pythium insidiosum. | pythium insidiosum is an important cause of cutaneous and gastrointestinal disease in horses and dogs in the southeastern united states. culture-based diagnosis of pythiosis is rarely definitive because production and identification of reproductive structures is difficult. the purpose of this study was to develop a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based assay for the identification of p insidiosum. genomic dna was extracted from 3 clinical isolates of p insidiosum and i isolate each of pythium gr ... | 2002 | 11899029 |
| infection with basidiobolus ranarum in two dogs. | basidiobolus ranarum is a saprophytic fungus in the environment that also is a part of the endogenous microflora in the gastrointestinal tract of several vertebrates. these organisms may penetrate skin or muscosa of humans and other animals, causing granulomatous inflammation. two dogs infected with b. ranarum had prolonged or repeated exposure to water or soil in their environment. one dog had progressive subcutaneous infection of all the limbs, and the other dog had recurrent coughing and dysp ... | 2002 | 12184703 |
| entomophthoromycosis in maharaj nakorn chiang mai hospital. | to review documented entomophthoromycosis patients at maharaj nakorn chiang mai hospital from 1985 to 2001. | 2002 | 12501900 |
| invasive gastrointestinal basidiobolus ranarum infection in an immunocompetent child. | | 2003 | 12664879 |
| basidiobolus ranarum as a cause of subcutaneous mycosis in indonesia. | | 1956 | 13361511 |
| mucormycotic granuloma possibly due to basidiobolus ranarum. | | 1960 | 13836214 |
| observations on cell growth, mitosis, and division in the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. | the paper describes the forward streaming, growth, and division of the vegetative cell of basidiobolus ranarum. the cell is several hundred microns long and has a single large nucleus. mitosis is invariably followed by cell division. both processes have been studied in the living cell by ordinary and phase contrast microscopy. mitosis is accompanied by a temporary coarsening of the organisation of the cytoplasm and a considerable slowing down of the rate of growth of the cell wall tube. fixed an ... | 1963 | 13974404 |
| [pseudotumoral process caused by a phycomycete: basidiobolus ranarum]. | | 1963 | 14081681 |
| disseminated basidiobolomycosis in an immunocompetent woman. | basidiobolomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous infection of the trunk and limbs due to basidiobolus ranarum. the disease is well known in tropical areas, although recent cases of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis have also been reported in arizona. we describe a young immunocompetent women who had presented with eosinophilia and lung infiltrates. she subsequently died, and diagnosis of disseminated basidiobolomycosis was made on the basis of histological features at autopsy. | 2004 | 15004122 |
| development of a species-specific probe for pythium insidiosum and the diagnosis of pythiosis. | pythium insidiosum, the only species in the genus that infects mammals, is the etiological agent of pythiosis, a granulomatous disease characterized by cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions and vascular diseases. accurate diagnosis of pythiosis and identification of its causal agent are often inconsistent with current immunological diagnostic methods. a species-specific dna probe was constructed by using a 530-bp hinfi fragment from the ribosomal dna intergenic spacer of p. insidiosum. when the pro ... | 2004 | 15184412 |
| concurrent subcutaneous and visceral basidiobolomycosis in a renal transplant patient. | basidiobolomycosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs exclusively in healthy individuals. clinically, the infection is generally restricted to subcutaneous tissue; however, the disease has been documented to emerge in visceral organs but seldom spreads to cause disseminated infection. we describe the first culture-confirmed case of systemic basidiobolus ranarum infection in an immunosuppressed patient. a 55-year-old female renal transplant recipient developed chronic hard nonpitting o ... | 2004 | 15245532 |
| successful treatment of extensive basidiobolomycosis with oral itraconazole in a child. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare chronic subcutaneous infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum, which is usually treated with potassium iodide. extensive deforming lesions in children can occur owing to lack of early diagnosis and/or inappropriate treatment. | 2005 | 15985026 |
| case report of subcutaneous entomophthoromycosis with retroperitoneal invasion. | the authors describe a case of entomophthoromycosis in a previously healthy patient, who presented with an abscess in the right buttock. after surgical drainage it evolved into a retroperitoneal tumor. the patient improved clinically after resection of the mass and ketoconazole treatment. the histopathological analysis showed the splendore-hoeppli phenomenon, suggesting basidiobolus ranarum infection, a zygomycosis generally restricted to the subcutaneous tissue, with rare gastrointestinal invol ... | 2005 | 16082485 |
| entomophthoromycosis in south bengal (eastern india): a 9 years study. | subcutaneous mycoses caused by the family entomophthoraceae is very rare type of disease and is being reported sporadically from various tropical countries including india. here we report 8 cases of rhinoentomophthoromycosis caused by conidiobolous coronatus and 7 cases of chronic subcutaneous phycomycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum. cases were detected during a span of 9 years between 1991 to 1999, from 9 districts in and around kolkata (eastern india). former type of lesions were detected ... | 2004 | 16295506 |
| a fatal pseudo-tumour: disseminated basidiobolomycosis. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare disease caused by the fungus basidiobolus ranarum, member of the class zygomycetes, order entomophthorales, found worldwide. usually basidiobolomycosis is a subcutaneous infection but rarely gastrointestinal manifestations have been described; 13 adults and 10 children and a few retroperitoneal or pulmonary cases. in gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis the colon is most frequently involved, usually presenting with subacute mild abdominal pain. in contrast to children ... | 2006 | 16978407 |
| gastrointestinal zygomycosis: a report of three cases. | three cases of gastrointestinal zygomycosis, probably caused by basidiobolus ranarum, are described. the diagnosis was based on morphology of the fungal elements in infected tissues and histopathologic findings. all the three patients responded favorably to management strategy that included surgical resection of the infected portion of the bowel and institution of specific antifungal therapy. | 2007 | 17554638 |
| zygomycosis--a case report and overview of the disease in india. | a case of zygomycosis caused by rhizopus oryzae in a diabetic patient previously misdiagnosed as invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and an overview of the disease in india are presented. the case was diagnosed by direct microscopy, histopathologic examination and culture. following surgical resection of pulmonary cavity under cover of amphotericin b administration, the patient recovered completely. of 461 cases reported to-date, approximately 70% had been diagnosed at the postgraduate institute of ... | 2007 | 17576314 |
| subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum - a case report. | subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum is endemic in south india. the present report is of an agricultural labourer who presented with a painless swelling of the left thigh. culture of the affected tissue yielded b. ranarum. the swelling completely subsided with oral potassium iodide. | 2003 | 17643022 |
| histological and ultrastructural features of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis. | basidiobolus ranarum is a fungus found in the dung of amphibians, reptiles, and insectivorous bats. its structural elements include both hyphae and zygospores. patients with b. ranarum infection may present with subcutaneous, gastrointestinal, or systemic lesions. here we report a case of gastrointesinal badidiomycosis in a 13-year-old male child who presented with acute abdomen. exploration revealed a mass in the ascending colon. on histology, transmural granulomatous inflammation composed of a ... | 2007 | 17719761 |
| basidiobolomycosis: a rare case report. | we report a rare case of basidiobolomycosis seen in an 11-year-old girl from north-eastern part of india. she presented with complaints of bilateral nasal block and nasal discharge for seven-eight months. ct scan of sinuses revealed polypoidal mass in all the sinuses with extradural extension. the tissue biopsy examined histopathologically and microbiologically, revealed basidiobolus ranarum. | 2008 | 18695330 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: an unusual fungal infection mimicking colon cancer. | -basidiobolomycosis is a rare disease caused by the fungus basidiobolus ranarum, an environmental saprophyte found worldwide. patients with b ranarum infection may present with subcutaneous, gastrointestinal, or systemic lesions. gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis poses diagnostic difficulties, as its clinical presentation is nonspecific, with no identifiable risk factors. | 2009 | 19961248 |
| subcutaneous zygomycosis: report of 10 cases from two institutions in north india. | subcutaneous zygomycosis is an uncommon condition observed in tropics. few series have been published, particularly from the northern regions of india. | 2010 | 20202057 |
| basidiobolomycosis of the nose and face: a case report and a mini-review of unusual cases of basidiobolomycosis. | background: subcutaneous zygomycosis is a chronic infection caused by fungus of the order entomophthorales. it can have varying presentations and presents in the nose and face area with gradually progressing subcutaneous swelling that may be difficult to diagnose unless a strong suspicion of fungal involvement is maintained. we present a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis in a 35-year-old male patient, resident of a north indian state. the patient was diagnosed to be suffering from subcutaneous zy ... | 2010 | 20373026 |
| subcutaneous zygomycosis due to basidiobolus ranarum: a case report from maharastra, india. | entomophthoromycosis is a rare entity. we hereby report a case of entomophthoromycosis in a three-year-old asian child who presented with a painless, nontender, rapidly increasing large swelling on the thigh of six months duration, which was initially misdiagnosed as a soft tissue tumor and resected. the cause of misleading diagnosis was rapid growth of the lesion in a short duration of time, indicating the possibility of a tumor. histopathological examination revealed an inflammatory lesion wit ... | 2010 | 21209703 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in children: an overlooked emerging infection? | basidiobolus ranarum is a known cause of chronic subcutaneous zygomycosis. during the past decade, many cases have been reported with extracutaneous basidiobolomycosis. we aimed to review the medical literature on gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (gib) as an emerging fungal infection causing a serious, and occasionally fatal, paediatric disease. we reviewed all reported cases of visceral basidiobolomycosis with special focus on the gastrointestinal involvement in children. twenty-six cases of ... | 2011 | 21546558 |
| elephantine but not elephantiasis: subcutaneous zygomycosis. | subcutaneous zygomycosis is an unusual disorder caused by a rare fungus, basidiobolus ranarum. we report this entity in a 4- yr- old boy. biopsy showed the splendore hoeppli phenomenon and the culture yielded basidiobolus ranarum. the child responded to saturated solution of potassium iodide within 1 month of starting treatment. | 2011 | 21553211 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: an emerging fungal infection causing bowel perforation in a child. | basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal skin infection that rarely involves the gastrointestinal (gi) tract. we report a 10-year-old boy diagnosed as gi basidiobolomycosis after being misdiagnosed as intestinal malignancy then schistosomiasis. the patient presented with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, abdominal tenderness and rigidity with marked blood eosinophilia. abbdominal ultrasonographic and computed tomographic scans revealed a large cecal mass. biopsy of the mass showed transmural granu ... | 2011 | 21566088 |
| intestinal obstruction due to basidiobolus ranarum: an unusual case. | a case of intestinal obstruction caused by extensive soft tissue fungal infection of the perineum due to basidiobolus ranarum is presented here. there was excellent response to antifungal treatment. a literature search revealed the case report of intestinal obstruction due to intrinsic mucosal involvement by the fungus, but extensive soft tissue involvement of the perineum resulting in extraneous obstruction to the rectum, has not been reported so far. | 2011 | 21654119 |
| severe cutaneous zygomycosis due to basidiobolus ranarum in a young infant. | basidiobolomycosis classically presents as a noninflammatory, nonulcerated, nontender woody indurated mass without much contiguous spread. it is almost always seen in an immunocompetent host younger than 20. we report a case of a 9-month-old baby with a rapidly expanding malignant presentation of basidiobolomycosis with nonhealing ulcers and spread to underlying muscles, mimicking lymphoma. she responded poorly to itraconazole alone but showed dramatic improvement with a combination therapy of i ... | 2011 | 21906146 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a child; an unusual fungal infection mimicking fistulising crohn's disease. | gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis is a rare disease caused by the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. it has been reported in both children and adults. the disease mainly affects the colon and the small bowel; however, cases of the stomach, liver, pancreas, and renal system being affected have been reported. | 2011 | 22405176 |
| basidiobolomycosis of the colon masquerading as stenotic colon cancer. | basidiobolus ranarum is a widespread saprophyte fungus with pathogenic potential. it affects mainly the subcutaneous tissues of the trunk and limbs. relatively recently, occasional reports of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis appeared in the literature. due to the rarity of the condition and the nonspecific presenting features, the correct diagnosis is usually hard to reach. in this paper, we describe the clinical course of an otherwise healthy female, who presented with a colonic mass. she re ... | 2011 | 22606589 |
| cutaneous basidiobolomycosis: seven cases in southern benin. | cutaneous basidiobolomycosis is the most common form of entomophthoramycosis. herein we report seven cases of cutaneous basidiobolomycosis. | 2017 | 28242097 |
| basidiobolomycosis complicated by hydronephrosis and a perinephric abscess presenting as a hypertensive emergency in a 7-year-old boy. | a 7-year-old boy presented with a chronic, indurated, tender left thigh swelling in association with a hypertensive emergency. he had a bilateral moderate degree of hydronephrosis and a left perinephric abscess, and mri features of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. histopathological examination of the biopsy specimen demonstrated eosinophilic fasciitis with filamentous fungi. basidiobolus ranarum was isolated from the culture. the fungus was also isolated from a perinephric fluid asp ... | 2017 | 28112037 |
| delay and misdiagnosis of basidiobolomycosis in tropical south india: case series and review of the literature. | basidiobolomycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum is a rare infection of the subcutaneous tissues in immune-competent patients which occurs predominantly in children and young adults. primary physicians often misdiagnose the condition owing to its slow, painless, relentless growth, absence of response to antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs and unfamiliarity with this lesion. all cases of subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis in children aged between 1 and 12 years presenting at a tertiary hospital ... | 2016 | 26825223 |
| gastro-intestinal basidiobolomycosis in a 2-year-old boy: dramatic response to potassium iodide. | gastro-intestinal basidiobolomycosis (gib) is a rare fungal infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum. treatment includes surgical resection and long-term antifungal therapy. a 2.5-year-old boy presented with a 10-day history of abdominal pain, fever and diarrhoea, and a palpable abdominal mass was detected. resection was undertaken and histology confirmed basidiobolomycosis. treatment with amphotericin b and itraconazole was commenced, but the infection progressed and spread to involve the intes ... | 2016 | 27376878 |
| concurrent infections of conidiobolus coronatus with disseminated tuberculosis presenting as bilateral orbital cellulitis. | zygomycetes species contains two orders of organisms that infect humans, namely mucorales and entomophthorales. entomophthorales cause chronic infection in immunocompetent patients, invading subcutaneous tissues but are non-angioinvasive. this includes basidiobolus ranarum, conidiobolus incongruus and conidiobolus coronatus. we report a case of disseminated tuberculosis with conidiobolus coronatus infection presenting as orbital cellulitis in an adolescent. | 2016 | 27190852 |
| fulminant zygomycosis of graft liver following liver transplantation. | a 44-year-old man with hepatitis b virus (hbv)-related cirrhosis underwent living donor liver transplantation at our institute. induction of immunosuppression was achieved with basiliximab, due to deranged renal function, and maintained with prednisolone, tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil. the intraoperative and immediate postoperative periods were fairly uneventful. a duplex scan, taken during the third week post-transplantation due to sudden rise in liver enzymes, revealed multifocal hypoec ... | 2016 | 26873918 |
| subcutaneous entomophthoromycoses. | subcutaneous entomophthoromycoses is a zygomycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum that is endemic in southern india. we report the case of a 63-year-old male from central india who presented with a nontender subcutaneous hyperpigmented plaque on his leg with mild discharge that yielded basidiobolus ranarum. | 2017 | 26753142 |
| visceral basidiobolomycosis: an overlooked infection in immunocompetent children. | visceral basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal infection of viscera caused by saprophyte basidiobolus ranarum. it is very rare in healthy children and poses a diagnostic challenge due to the non-specific clinical presentation and the absence of predisposing factors. we report a case of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a 4-year-old healthy girl who presented with a short history of abdominal pain, bleeding per rectum, fever, and weight loss. the diagnosis was based on high eosinophilic co ... | 2017 | 26612126 |
| subcutaneous zygomycosis: a report of one case responding excellently to potassium iodide. | subcutaneous zygomycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum. though this entity is endemic in south india, limited numbers of cases have been reported from this part of the country. we report a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis in a 25 year old lady who presented with a nontender, firm to hard swelling over the upper-left arm. finger was easily inserted below the indurated edge. histopathology revealed suppurative granuloma with aseptate hyphae. patient respon ... | 2017 | 26538702 |
| chronic rhinofacial basidiobolomycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum: report of a case from aseer region, kingdom of saudi arabia. | we present a case of fungal sinusitis caused by basidiobolus ranarum in a 22-year-old male patient with chronic rhinosinusitis in aseer region, kingdom of saudi arabia. the patient was admitted with nasal obstruction accompanied by itching, sneezing, rhinorrhea, epistaxis and recurrent headache. axial computed tomography (ct) scan of the paranasal sinuses showed a clear left facial swelling chronic inflammation and granulomata. basidiobolus ranarum fungus was isolated on sabouraud dextrose agar ... | 2015 | 26482354 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a dog. | an 8-year-old, spayed, female shiba dog was presented to a referring veterinarian with a complaint of chronic diarrhea and anorexia. ultrasound and radiographs revealed an irregular mass in the pelvic cavity. the mass and the affected section of colon were surgically removed. histopathological examination revealed multifocal coalescing granulomas and effaced intestinal structures. central necrotic debris surrounded by multinucleated giant cells, lymphocytes, plasma cells and neutrophils was obse ... | 2015 | 25960121 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis, a rare and under-diagnosed fungal infection in immunocompetent hosts: a review article. | gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (gib) is an unusual, rare, but emerging fungal infection in the stomach, small intestine, colon, and liver. it has been rarely reported in the english literature and most of the reported cases have been from us, saudi arabia, kuwait, and iran. in the last five years, 17 cases have been reported from one or two provinces in iran, and it seems that it has been undiagnosed or probably unnoticed in other parts of the country. in this review, we explored the englis ... | 2015 | 25821287 |
| neglected fungal zoonoses: hidden threats to man and animals. | zoonotic fungi can be naturally transmitted between animals and humans, and in some cases cause significant public health problems. a number of mycoses associated with zoonotic transmission are among the group of the most common fungal diseases, worldwide. it is, however, notable that some fungal diseases with zoonotic potential have lacked adequate attention in international public health efforts, leading to insufficient attention on their preventive strategies. this review aims to highlight so ... | 2015 | 25769429 |
| digestive tract mycobiota: a source of infection. | the human mycobiome includes 390 fungal species detected on the skin, in the vagina, in the oral cavity, and in the digestive tract that includes 335 species and 158 genera. among these, 221 species are found only in the digestive tract, 88 only in the oral cavity, and 26 in both. these species belong to 126 genera of yeast and filamentous fungi, of the ascomycota, basidiomycota, and zygomycota phyla. forty species were identified only by culture, 188 species by molecular techniques, and 19 spec ... | 2015 | 25684583 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis accompanied by liver involvement: a case report. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare disease that, unlike other fungal infections, affects immunocompetent individuals. it is caused by an environmental saprophyte named the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. basidiobolomycosis usually appears as a subcutaneous infection. gi basidiobolomycosis is an emerging disease, and the colon is the most frequent involved part of the gi tract. | 2014 | 25593711 |
| subcutaneous zygomycosis in children: 2 case reports. | basidiobolus ranarum is an uncommon subcutaneous zygomycosis mostly found in immunocompetent children in tropical countries. presence of slow growing non-tender, non-inflammatory, subcutaneous swelling that does not spread beyond the subcutaneous tissue are classic clinical features. the authors report two cases of subcutaneous zygomycosis which tissue cultures were positive for basidiobolus ranarum. the first case was a 10-months-old boy presented with prolonged high fever and a rapidly expandi ... | 2014 | 25391201 |
| successful treatment of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis with voriconazole without surgical intervention. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare disease due to fungus basidiobolus ranarum, an environmental saprophyte that is found worldwide, though mainly reported in the tropical and subtropical regions. basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal skin infection, rarely involves the gastrointestinal (gi) tract. most of the cases of paediatric gi basidiobolomycosis (gib) were reported from the southern region of saudi arabia. we report an 11-year-old saudi boy. he presented with a huge right lower quadrant abdomin ... | 2014 | 25213739 |
| diagnosis of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: a mini-review. | basidiobolus ranarum (entomophthoromycotina) very rarely affects the gastrointestinal (gi) tract. to date, reported paediatric gi basidiobolomycosis cases are 27 worldwide; 19 from saudi arabia and 8 from other parts of the world. often these cases present a diagnostic dilemma, are prone to misdiagnosis and lack of disease confirmation by proper molecular methodologies. the fungal mass removed by surgery is usually sent for conciliar histopathology, isolation by fungal cultures and final molecul ... | 2014 | 25186791 |
| abdominal imaging findings in gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis. | to describe the abdominal imaging findings of patients with gastrointestinal basidiobolus ranarum infection. | 2015 | 25099255 |
| [a letal case of gastro-intestinal basidiobolomycosis]. | we report here the case of a 55-year-old man from mali, who presented with abdominal pain. radiological exploration revealed an ileo-colonic mass surrounding the appendix. a biopsy was taken and on histology, transmural granulomatous inflammation of numerous eosinophils, lymphocytes, plasmocytes and giant cells was seen. tuberculosis was suspected clinically and an antibiotic treatment was initiated. two months later, the patient died of septic complications. basidiobolus ranarum was identified ... | 2014 | 24950873 |
| a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis. | zygomycosis is an acute or chronic infection caused by several fungal agents belonging to the phylum zygomycota. these are saprophytic fungi and are found ubiquitously in the environment. these are emerging highly opportunistic pathogenic organisms. basidiobolus ranarum (b. haptosporus, b. meristoporus) is a fungus belonging to the order entomophthorales under the family zygomycota. basidiobolomycosis is a predominantly subcutaneous infection involving the trunk and limbs in immunocompetent host ... | 2014 | 24616857 |
| colonic basidiobolomycosis in a child: report of a culture-proven case. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal disease caused by basidiobolus ranarum, which is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions of africa, asia, and latin america. gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis poses diagnostic difficulties due to the non-specific clinical presentation and absence of predisposing factors. eight pediatric cases of the disease have been reported recently from iran, but none of these, or most of the other cases reported in the literature, has been proven by culture, which is ... | 2014 | 24614138 |
| the sinus that breeds fungus: subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum at the injection site. | subcutaneous zygomycosis is caused by basidiobolus ranarum which is endemic in india. we report a case of a housewife who presented with a persistent discharging sinus from the right gluteal region subsequent to an intramuscular injection which was refractory to empirical antituberculous therapy. she underwent an excision of the sinus tract, the culture of which yielded b. ranarum. the wound improved with oral potassium iodide. | 2013 | 24349806 |
| perforated appendicitis with gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: a rare finding. | background: basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (gib) is an unusual presentation of the fungal infection that is reported sparsely in the literature, but is an emerging infection in the southwestern united states. lack of awareness of gib has resulted in its delayed diagnosis and in extensive morbidity and mortality in patients with gib. | 2014 | 24180345 |
| a case of pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis mimicking crohn`s disease. a review of pediatric literature. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum. the vast majority of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis cases were reported from tropical and subtropical regions. we report a saudi pediatric patient with ileal basidiobolomycosis and initial clinical presentation mimicking acute appendicitis before being misdiagnosed as crohn's disease. our case is the first to report effective treatment of pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis using voriconazole mono-therap ... | 2013 | 24145943 |
| basidiobolomycosis a mysterious fungal infection mimic small intestinal and colonic tumour with renal insufficiency and ominous outcome. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum a worldwide environmental saprophyte fungus that is potentially a pathogen. b ranarum mainly affects the subcutaneous tissues but gastrointestinal and disseminated infections rarely have been reported previously. we report a case of b ranarum infection in a 12-year-old immunocompetent boy presented with abdominal pain from 2 months earlier before admission in the hospital. abdominal ct scan revealed a lobulated mass-lik ... | 2013 | 23893284 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis treated with posaconazole. | a 67 year-old caucasian male from arizona presented with indolent symptoms of intestinal obstruction and hydronephrosis, found at surgery to be caused by a mass involving the terminal ileum and cecum, extending into the posterior abdominal wall and obstructing the right ureter. histopathology was diagnostic of basidiobolomycosis. pcr of tissue and sequencing identified the fungus as, basidiobolus ranarum. during one year of posaconazole treatment, the residual mass shrank, hydronephrosis was rel ... | 2012 | 24432205 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis, an emerging infection in the immunocompetent host: a report of 14 patients. | zygomycosis is characterized by tissue invasion with broad, non-septate hyphae of species such as rhizopus, rhizomucor, lichtheimia (absidia) and basidiobolus. basidiobolus ranarum usually causes subcutaneous infection, and gastrointestinal manifestations in immunocompetent patients have rarely been reported. it is difficult to diagnose gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis because of the non-specific clinical presentation and the absence of a definite risk factor. this study identified 14 cases o ... | 2012 | 22918871 |
| entomophthoromycosis caused by basidiobolus ranarum in tropical northern australia. | | 2012 | 22565326 |
| emergence of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in the united states, with a review of worldwide cases. | we examined the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, histopathology, management, and outcomes of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis, an uncommon manifestation of infection caused by the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. | 2012 | 22441651 |
| the gut fungus basidiobolus ranarum has a large genome and different copy numbers of putatively functionally redundant elongation factor genes. | fungal genomes range in size from 2.3 mb for the microsporidian encephalitozoon intestinalis up to 8000 mb for entomophaga aulicae, with a mean genome size of 37 mb. basidiobolus, a common inhabitant of vertebrate guts, is distantly related to all other fungi, and is unique in possessing both ef-1α and efl genes. using dna sequencing and a quantitative pcr approach, we estimated a haploid genome size for basidiobolus at 350 mb. however, based on allelic variation, the nuclear genome is at least ... | 2012 | 22363602 |
| statistical optimization of medium components for production of extracellular chitinase by basidiobolus ranarum: a novel biocontrol agent against plant pathogenic fungi. | the influence of concentration of medium components such as colloidal chitin, lactose, malt extract, yeast extract, and peptone on the chitinase production from basidiobolous ranarum at the flask level were studied by using statistical tool central composite design (ccd) and analysed by response surface methodology (rsm). the results revealed that colloidal chitin, malt extract and peptone had significant effect (p < 0.01) on the chitinase production at their individual levels. the polynomial eq ... | 2012 | 22359366 |
| subcutaneous zygomycosis of the cervicotemporal region: due to basidiobolus ranaram. | basidiobolomycosis is a rare chronic subcutaneous infection caused by basidiobolus ranarum. the disease usually occurs in children, less often in adolescent and rarely in adults. males are more frequently affected than females. we report a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis of head and neck region caused by b. ranaram, in an immunocompetent adult female presenting with nontender firm swelling over the nape of neck and temporo-parietal region. the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology, microbio ... | 2012 | 24371740 |
| basidiobolomycosis: case series. | basidiobolus ranarum is a fungus found in the dung of amphibians, reptiles and insectivorous bats. basidiobolomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous infection of the trunk and limbs caused by b. ranarum. the disease is a well-known infection in the tropical areas. it usually presents with subcutaneous or gastrointestinal lesions and rarely with systemic affection. recently, the etiologic role of b. ranarum in the gastrointestinal infections has been increasingly recognized. | 2011 | 24451502 |
| gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis with hepatic dissemination: a case report. | gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (gib) is an emerging fungal infection with a few cases reported worldwide. it is caused by basidiobolus ranarum, which does not usually invade blood vessels and rarely disseminates. | 2014 | 28663810 |
| subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis: a case report. | basidiobolomycosis is an uncommon chronic deep fungal infection in which gradually enlarging granulomas form, usually in the subcutaneous fat tissues of the limbs, chest or trunk of immunocompetent hosts, primarily children and young adults. it is caused by the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. definitive diagnosis is by microscopy and histopathology. effective treatments include ketoconazole, itraconazole, potassium iodide and co-trimoxazole. a 3 year old girl presented with ulcerations on the right ... | 2017 | 28959073 |