Abstract
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is a rare fungal infection with few reported cases worldwide. We report here the first case diagnosed in Oman in a previously healthy 5-year-old Omani female child who had been thought initially to have an abdominal malignancy. The case was referred to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in July 2012. She was treated successfully with surgical resection and prolonged antifungal therapy (voriconazole). Physicians, including clinicians, radiologists and pathologists, should have a high index of suspicion for GIB when a patient presents with an abdominal mass and fever.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1579
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 14(2), 241-244
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Maani, A. S., Paul, G., Nayar, A., Madhavan, Al Lawati, F., Al-Baluishi, S., & Hussain, I. B. (2025). Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: First case report from Oman and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 14(2), 241-244. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1579
MLA 9
Al-Maani, Amal S., et al. "Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: First case report from Oman and literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, 2025, pp. 241-244. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1579.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Maani, Amal S., George Paul, Amina Nayar, Madhavan, Fatma Al Lawati, Sheikha Al-Baluishi, and Ibrahim B. Hussain. 2025. "Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: First case report from Oman and literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 14 (2): 241-244. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1579.
Harvard
Al-Maani, A. S., Paul, G., Nayar, A., Madhavan, Al Lawati, F., Al-Baluishi, S. and Hussain, I. B. (2025) 'Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: First case report from Oman and literature review', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 14(2), pp. 241-244. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1579.
Vancouver
Al-Maani AS, Paul G, Nayar A, Madhavan, Al Lawati F, Al-Baluishi S, et al. Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: First case report from Oman and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;14(2):241-244. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1579
IEEE
A. S. Al-Maani, G. Paul, A. Nayar, Madhavan, F. Al Lawati, S. Al-Baluishi, and I. B. Hussain, "Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: First case report from Oman and literature review," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 241-244, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1579.