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Mohammed Saud Alsulaimi1, Muhammed Yousuf Memon1, Iman M Alyabary2

  • 1Department of Gastroenterology, King Saud Hospital, Unaizah 56437, Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia.

World Journal of Clinical Cases
|October 20, 2025
PubMed
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Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB), a rare fungal infection, can mimic colon cancer in immunocompetent adults. Prompt diagnosis via histopathology and treatment with posaconazole, especially after voriconazole-induced hepatotoxicity, leads to favorable outcomes.

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BasidiobolomycosisCase reportEndoscopic biopsyGastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis diagnosisHepatotoxicityPosaconazoleSplendore-Hoeppli phenomenonVoriconazole

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