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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2026

Case Report on Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Insights and Review of Saudi Literature.

Sarah Garatli, Hatem Alharbi, Ghada Sulaiman Alghamdi, Abdul Rehman Zia Zaidi, Mohammed AlSheef

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Sarah GaratliCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hatem AlharbiDepartment of Medical Specialties, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0002-6417-4416
Ghada Sulaiman AlghamdiCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdul Rehman Zia ZaidiDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0137-9633
Mohammed AlSheefCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1651-1158

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is a rare invasive fungal infection of immunocompetent hosts that is endemic to Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region. Its presentation overlaps with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), intestinal tuberculosis and malignancy, and many patients reach a definitive diagnosis only after surgery. We report a 39-year-old Saudi woman who presented with a 7-day history of right lower quadrant pain and non-bloody watery diarrhea. Initial bloods showed an elevated C-reactive protein of 21.5 mg/L, an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 44 mm/hour and an absolute eosinophil count of 0.54 × 10

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Basidioboluscase reportfungal infectiongastrointestinal basidiobolomycosisimmunocompetentinflammatory bowel disease mimickeritraconazoleSaudi Arabia

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PMCPMC13380265

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