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Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: a report of three cases

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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.

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  1. Transplant Research Center, Pathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 71345-1864, Shiraz, Iran

    Bita Geramizadeh, Mehra Modjalal, Shahrbanoo Nabai, Abbas Banani, Hamid Reza Forootan, Farzad Hooshdaran, Fazlolah Hooshdaran, Esmail Sadeghee & Abdolvahab Alborzee

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Geramizadeh, B., Modjalal, M., Nabai, S. et al. Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: a report of three cases. Mycopathologia 164, 35–38 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-007-9022-y

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